EDERSON’s move to Old Trafford has been held up because Manchester United reportedly want him to have TWO medicals.

A £35million deal between United and Atalanta has been in place for over a month.

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Ederson is set to undergo a second medical in the UK Credit: Getty

The midfielder was among Brazil’s bench-warmers at this World Cup Credit: Reuters

And Ederson himself is keen on making the move, with personal terms agreed and the first part of his medical completed in the USA.

But according to Fabrizio Romano, United want to carry out their own thorough medical checks before signing off on the switch.

So a second procedure is set to take place in the UK.

And that may now happen sooner than planned after Brazil were dumped out of the World Cup by Norway on Jattvibeday.

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There were even swirling rumours suggesting that Ederson‘s move to the Red Devils could fall through.

But the deal is still very much on, and is expected to be formally completed over the coming weeks.

The midfielder, 26, only played twice at the tournament – a pair of brief substitute appearances against Haiti and Norway.

United moved quickly for Ederson but want to pair him with another midfielder before the transfer window closes.

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They were in the hunt for Elliot Anderson before the England star made it clear he would rather join Manchester City, and Mateus Fernandes was a prominent target before Tottenham gazumped them with an £85m bid.

But Aurelien Tchouameni, Alex Scott and Andrey Santos remain on their hit list with plenty of the window left to run.