Manchester City have agreed a deal for Benfica’s Brazilian goalkeeper Emerson Moraes for a fee of 40 million euros.

Gab Marcotti explains why Manchester City could break the goalkeeper transfer fee record to get Benfica’s Ederson.
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Ederson from Benfica, with the transfer to go through on July 1.
The Portuguese side announced the deal last week for a fee of €40 million (£34.7m) on a five-year contract.
“I like everything about Manchester City,” he told City’s official website. “This is a great club, the league they have here in England and they have amazing fans and they play splendid football. I have always had the dream to play in English football and now…

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Gab Marcotti explains why Manchester City could break the goalkeeper transfer fee record to get Benfica’s Ederson.

Janusz Michallik picks the top candidates to replace Keylor Navas in front of goal at Real Madrid.
Premier League club Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Benfica goalkeeper Ederson Moraes for €40 million (£34.7m), the Portuguese side have announced.
Ederson, 23, underwent a medical at City on Tuesday before sealing his move to Pep Guardiola’s side on a five-year contract.
Benfica confirmed the deal in a message to the Portuguese stock exchange, which read: “In accordance with and for the purpose of Article 248 of the Securities Code, Benfica have reached an agreement with Manchester…

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Gab Marcotti explains why Manchester City could break the goalkeeper transfer fee record to get Benfica’s Ederson.
Manchester City transfer target Ederson has hinted his move to the Etihad is complete, indicating that he had a “very good” first impression with the club.
The Brazil international, 23, is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations with Pep Guardiola’s side, as the former Barcelona manager looks for an upgrade to Claudio Bravo, who was disappointing in his first season with City.
Ederson was seen in Manchester earlier in the week ahead of his medical with the club, and seemed to suggest on Wednesday…

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Gab Marcotti explains why Manchester City could break the goalkeeper transfer fee record to get Benfica’s Ederson.

Steve Nicol is worried about Joe Hart’s future after an unsuccessful loan spell with Torino.
Pep Guardiola was being afforded a grandstand view. He was, as usual, just metres from the action, watching obsessively from the tiny rectangle of dotted lines that demarcated his territory for the evening. In front of him, the game was swaying to and fro, but his side were far from having their own way. His meticulously laid plans, delivered in passionate but deliberate words to his team before kickoff, were not yet bearing fruit.
Much of this was down to one man, a player the then-Bayern manager…

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Gab Marcotti explains why Manchester City could break the goalkeeper transfer fee record to get Benfica’s Ederson.

Benfica’s Ederson Moraes is close to completing his move to Manchester City, meaning Pep Guardiola’s side will go into the summer with three international goalkeepers on their books. But the one concern for City is that none of them finished the season as the club’s first choice, and they all will have to prove they are capable of performing under Guardiola in the Premier League.

Ederson is set to complete a £35 million move to the Etihad Stadium in a deal that will set a world record –…

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Gab Marcotti explains why Manchester City could break the goalkeeper transfer fee record to get Benfica’s Ederson.

Steve Nicol is worried about Joe Hart’s future after an unsuccessful loan spell with Torino.

Bernardo Silva outlines his intention to win titles with Manchester City after sealing his move from Monaco.

Bernardo Silva explains his decision to join Manchester City after three seasons at Monaco.

Steve Nicol hails Manchester City’s addition of Bernardo Silva, and Gab Marcotti examines the club’s other transfer plans.
Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson Moraes’ move to Manchester City is close to being completed, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Benfica goalkeeper arrived in Manchester to complete a medical while the complexities of his third-party ownership are sorted out.
City are set to pay a £35 million fee for Ederson, which would make him the most expensive goalkeeper in history in pound sterling although the £33m Juventus paid Parma for Gianluigi Buffon in 2001 is a higher fee in euros.
Moraes will sign…

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Steve Nicol breaks down the latest rumours, including Man City’s links with Kyle Walker and Alexis Sanchez.

Bernardo Silva outlines his intention to win titles with Manchester City after sealing his move from Monaco.
The football season was barely over before Manchester City confirmed their first signing of the summer. With Arsenal and Chelsea still to contest the FA Cup final, City announced on Friday that they had agreed to a deal with Monaco to sign midfielder Bernardo Silva for £43 million when the transfer window opens on July 1.
With reports that Benfica goalkeeper Ederson is close to agreeing to a deal with the club, and that moves for Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy could also be on the horizon,…

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Ederson has been in fine form for Benfica this season.
It was fitting that Benfica’s goalkeeper Ederson Moraes was the last player to touch the ball as the Lisbon giants completed the double in Sunday’s Portuguese Cup final against Vitoria Guimaraes.
With Benfica holding a 2-1 lead a desperate Vitoria side swung in a last-ditch free kick, but there was only ever going to be one winner, the tall Brazilian coming far off his line, leaping high and claiming the ball, after which the referee’s final whistle triggered the celebrations.
Speaking amid the…

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With Thibaut Courtois’ future uncertain, Paul Mariner says the goalkeeper is more valuable to Chelsea than Real Madrid. Keylor Navas has been in the spotlight this week and not for reasons he will enjoy.
The Real Madrid keeper’s blunder against Real Betis, when he conspired to scoop a tame shot from Antonio Sanabria into his own net, added further fuel to the fire concerning his position at the club.
After mistakes against Borussia Dortmund, Valencia, Sevilla and a suicidal effort to halt Kevin Prince-Boateng’s progress 10 yards outside his area to gift Las Palmas a 3-1 lead two weeks ago, Navas’ standing at the Bernabeu…

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ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti has discussed Manchester United’s reported interest in Victor Lindelof.
Portuguese champions Benfica are in a good place right now. On course for a fourth straight league title, which would be unprecedented in the long and proud history of the club, into the semifinals of both domestic cups and into the knockout stage of the Champions League, 2016-17 has the makings of another glorious season for the Lisbon giants.
But it comes at a cost. The European Club Football Landscape report released earlier this month shows that Benfica have the second highest net…

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