Marca: Atlético advance on Éderson deal, hope to ward off Prem interest

Ederson dos Santos of Atalanta BC celebrates after Nicola Zalewski (back) scored the goal of 0-2 during the Serie A 2025/2026 football match between SS Lazio and Atalanta BC at Stadio Olimpico. Rome (Italy), February 14th, 2026 (Photo by Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) Marca reported Tuesday that Atlético de Madrid are inching closer to signing Atalanta midfielder Éderson before the summer window, when it is expected that the Brazil international will have suitors from the Premier League. Noticia en el Atleti, que acelera por Ederson para cerrarlo cuanto antes ante el temor de que se meta algún Premier.

Cantidades y todos los detalles en @marca https://t. co/thSgWu88Sd — David G. Medina (@medinamarca) March 31, 2026 Sporting director Mateu Alemany has been in Italy this week to negotiate in person with Atalanta president Antonio Percassi.

Atlético have offered Éderson a multi-year contract between €4 and €5 million per season, and the club is willing to pay an initial €35 million plus another €5 million in bonuses to land the 26-year-old, who is entering the last year of his contract in 2026/27. But La Dea are said to be holding out for a fee closer to €50 million for their prized midfielder. However, the good relationship between clubs — which has seen Juan Musso, Ademola Lookman, Matteo Ruggeri and Giacomo Raspadori all swap sides in the past 18 months — works in Atleti’s favor.

Alemany is keen to close a deal fast for Éderson before Arsenal and other English clubs try to sign him from June. “Now, through Alemany, it seems that everything points to the player’s arrival at the Metropolitano for next season,” David Medina writes. “Hence the ‘anti-Premier League’ plan.