Atalanta have confirmed the signing of midfielder Gianluca Gaetano from Cagliari in a deal reportedly worth around €14m.

La Dea appear set to sell Brazil international Ederson to Manchester United for a fee rising to €45m (£39m), and they have brought in a replacement ahead of that deal being sealed.

Gaetano made 33 appearances for Cagliari in Serie A last season as they finished 14th, securing a fourth consecutive season in Italy's top flight.

The 26-year-old – who was capped up to under-21 level by Italy but has never represented the senior team – came through Napoli's youth system before joining Cagliari in 2024, initially on loan.

He has played 93 matches in Serie A overall, scoring 10 goals and supplying 10 assists. 

Atalanta are preparing for their first season under Maurizio Sarri, having moved for the former Lazio boss after parting company with Raffaele Palladino in June.

They finished seventh in Serie A last term, 12 points adrift of the top four and 10 behind sixth-placed Juventus, with a place in the Conference League awaiting them in 2026-27.