The future of Ederson Moraes at Manchester City it is still up in the air. At 30 years old, the Brazilian goalkeeper will have an agreement with Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the team where he plays Cristiano Ronaldobut the English club is not willing to leave for a fee between 50 and 60 million euros.
The situation is not new, the agreement between the clubs now seems to have run aground, but in the last hours, information from The Athletic has prompted the club itself Ederson burst onto the scene to definitively reject him.
The party of disagreement
According to this information, the reason that led Ederson to try to leave the City was the situation that occurred at the end of last season, when in the penultimate match of the Premier League, winning against Tottenham in London (0-2), He had a who was substituted in the 70th minute after receiving a blow to the face that fractured his eye socket and prevented him from playing in the Copa América with the Brazilian team.
In his place came his replacement Stefan Ortega who, with the score 0-1, avoided a tie in the 86th minute with a miraculous foot in a one-on-one with Heung-min’s son. A stop already, added to the subsequent purpose of Erling Haalandallowed City to maintain the lead and win their fourth Premier League in a row in the last game against West Ham (3-1).
Ortega praised his replacement
Ortega received some plaudits for his decisive performance against Tottenham who will be distracted Ederson. The Brazilian goalkeeper himself denied this point via Instagram with the following statement:
“I want to make it clear that the note published yesterday by The Athletic, referring to my alleged dissatisfaction with a co-worker, is completely false.
The alleged day reported was, without doubt, one of the most difficult days of my career, when I suffered a fracture that prevented me from playing in the final stage of the season and, consequently, from representing of my country in the Copa América.
At the time of the injury, all I could think about was to continue the game, to defend City in the fight for the title we won, but the emotion of the game was greater than the reality and, inevitably, I was not able to continue as I would have liked because damage it caused, completely blocking my field of vision.
“I’m still focused on preparing for the season.”
Guardiola doesn’t know
Last June 8 Ortega renewed for the City until 2026, while Ederson He still has two years left on his contract. On Wednesday, asked about the future of the Brazilian goalkeeper, Pep GuardiolaCity coach, assured: “I don’t know. He will have to look at other options as well. We would like him to stay, but it depends on the clubs. I don’t really know the situation, we have’ In the last days, he will come to train and be with us and we will see what happens. We have to follow the events.
Source: La Verdad
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