Manchester United are reported to have included Atalanta midfielder Éderson on a list of options to replace Casemiro ahead of next season.

Casemiro will depart Old Trafford at the end of his contract. United were short of central midfielders even before that January announcement , with speculation also mounting about the uncertain future of seldom used 2024 signing Manuel Ugarte.

If Kobbie Mainoo fills the role of a ball-playing No. 6, United require an all-action box-to-box engine to replace Casemiro—in the mold of Declan Rice at Arsenal.

Éderson, a target who has flown under the radar compared to the likes of Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba, Sandro Tonali, Adam Wharton and even Angelo Stiller, fits that profile.…