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Rob Dawson, reporter
Goalkeeper Ederson will have to request a transfer if he wants to leave Manchester City this summer, a source told ESPN.
Ederson has been linked with a move to the Saudi Professional League (SPL), but City are not looking to part ways with him and offers will only be considered if the Brazil international makes clear he wants to leave Etihad Stadium.
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The 30-year-old spent seven years at City, winning the Premier League title six times.
He is Pep Guardiola’s undisputed first-choice goalkeeper, having made more than 300 appearances since arriving at the club from Benfica in 2017. Signing a new goalkeeper is not among City’s plans for the summer, but a source told ESPN that the club will return to find a suitable replacement if Ederson decided to move on.
Al-Ittihad is among the clubs that have registered interest in Ederson’s representatives.
He has a contract until 2026 and City remain open to negotiating an extension if he turns down the chance to leave.
There are also doubts over the future of Stefan Ortega, Ederson’s replacement.
Ortega will enter the final year of his contract this summer, and City risk losing the German on a free transfer in 2025 if new terms are not agreed.
A source told ESPN that City have made an offer for the 31-year-old, but as it stands, he is yet to be signed.
Ortega, according to a source, faces a decision between remaining as a second option at City or moving clubs to find more regular first-team football.
Guardiola is a big fan of Ortega and is keen for him to stay. However, there is an acceptance that he may want to move on and become No.1 elsewhere.
Meanwhile, sources have told ESPN that there is growing hope that Bernardo Silva will stay this summer. The midfielder has a £50 million ($66 million) release clause in his contract, and is keen to pursue a new challenge after seven years at the Etihad.
Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest in the past, but according to a source, Barcelona are unlikely to have the funds for a move, and Silva has fallen off PSG’s list of summer targets.
City are open to offers for Kalvin Phillips and are willing to agree to another loan move. The midfielder, who struggled on loan at West Ham during the second half of the season, has interest from Everton.
