Atalanta closes Barça's door to Éderson, an alternative for the defensive pivot

Published:5/03/2024 - 00:44h

Updated:5/03/2024 - 00:44h

Éderson dos Santos has been one of the revelations of Serie A 2023/24 in terms of midfielders. The Brazilian, a born defensive pivot, has not gone unnoticed by FC Barcelona, but Atalanta will not negotiate his clause

The Atalanta will not negotiate the price of exit of Éderson two Saints, mediocentro of 24 years that this season has shined in the Series To as defensive pivote. The Brazilian has been indisputable for the technical Gian Piero Gasperini, contesting a total of 33 parties (2.688 minutes) in all the competitions in which it adds 6 goals and 1 assistance. With agreement until June of 2026, the journalist Mateo Moretto, of 'Relief', ensures that the Italian team will not leave him go by less than 50 million euros, almost the double of his current value in Transfermarkt (€27m).

For the FC Barcelona, the one of Big Field is a very interesting alternative for the summer in what to defensive pivote refers . However, the price fixed by the group bergamasco is too high, considering the financial problems of the club and the need to reinforce in attack this summer. The managerial blaugrana has several names on the table (Aleix García, Joshua Kimmich...), but the priority is to invest in a player with more international experience (the German, the favourite).

Éderson, a very physical pivote that would fit to perfection in the Barça

Although in Catalonia the ideal is to find to the new Busquets, Éderson has distinct characteristics to the mythical '5' Catalan. The Brazilian deploys a game much more physicist to cover terrain in the medullary, being the good criterion for the trips in long and the skill to centre his main attributes. The Atalanta paid 21.4 'kilos' to the Salernitana in 2022 by his traspaso, by which the managerial 'nerazzurra' is not had to negotiate a cession or sale to the drop.

Further of the performance of the mediocentro, the ones of Gasperini have reasons for ilusionarse with a traspaso record with Two Saints. Teams like Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur already have asked after the footballer of 24 years, all with the necessary financial power to cover the €50m that demand the bergamascos to leave him go.