'Already accepted’ - Fabrizio Romano gives Manchester City transfer update on Ederson & Kevin De Bruyne

Fabrizio Romano has posted an update on the futures of Manchester City duo Ederson and Kevin De Bruyne.

The pair have been heavily linked with moves to Saudi Arabia this summer. Reports over the weekend claimed Al-Ittihad saw a bid rejected for Ederson, just days after Al-Nassr also had an offer knocked back for the Brazilian.

City reportedly value the goalkeeper at around £50m, and he is part of the group currently in the USA ahead of four summer friendlies.

De Bruyne has been given extended time off after his exploits at Euro 2024, so won’t meet up with the group in America. The midfielder openly courted offers from the Saudi Pro League earlier this summer and admitted he and his family are considering their future.

“At my age you have to be open to everything. You're talking about incredible amounts of money in what may be the end of my career. Sometimes you have to think about that,” he said during an interview in June.

De Bruyne has since revealed he will remain at City for another season, despite reports emerging over the weekend that the 33-year-old has agreed personal terms with Al-Ittihad. However, Romano said that is not the case and also gave an update on Ederson.

“Al Ittihad will negotiate with Manchester City again for Ederson this week, asking price around €50m while Brazilian GK already accepted the move,” he wrote on X. “Kevin de Bruyne is currently not even part of the talks, story about personal terms agreed with Ittihad is not true.”

It’s been a quiet start to the window for City, with the only first-team moves seeing Sergio Gomez depart and Savinho join from Troyes. Should Ederson and De Bruyne leave, it’s likely City would look to sign a replacement in the transfer market.