What business might Man Utd do next?

Manchester United have made the decision to try to get some deals over the line early this summer, following up what they did last summer when they got Matheus Cunha in from Wolves quite quickly and also managed to push through a move for Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford before the start of pre-season.

Ederson's deal isn't actually going to be completed until the beginning of next month. He still needs to have his medical but he will be around for the start of pre-season training, which I've been told is the second week of July.

Manchester United have their first pre-season fixture against Wrexham the day before the World Cup final, so they are starting their matches early and they want some of their new signings in place for then.

Ederson was clearly a deal they knew they could do and that is why they have moved as quickly as they have. They have been looking at him for quite a while.

When Sir Jim Ratcliffe came into the club, he was very critical about the data and metrics the club used. He didn't believe it was up to modern-day standard. That has changed now because Michael Sansoni, who used to work for Mercedes F1, has come in as head of data.

I assume his team are assessing all of the information, having chats with the recruitment department and director of football Jason Wilcox, before bringing the manager into the equation.

Michael Carrick has already made it perfectly clear that he has been involved in lots of recruitment meetings since being appointed in January. That is probably why Manchester United have ended up with Ederson as the first deal of what I suspect will be a number of deals this summer.

I would be surprised if the deal for Mateus Fernandes didn't get done. I believe the club are in a bit of a stand off with West Ham United at the moment, who are adamant they don't have to sell and want £80m.

However, that seems to be another deal that could be done reasonably quickly because Fernandes, like Ederson, didn't actually make the cut for the World Cup.

I also get the sense that if Manchester United could do a deal which would see Manuel Ugarte leave the club in some way, shape or form, then that would suit all parties.

People behind the scenes certainly feel that he isn't quite up to it and the reality is that he didn't play any football from the home defeat to Leeds United right to the end of the season.

Depending on how much money Manchester United can raise for him, they will then look to put it towards someone like Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson or Brighton's Carlos Baleba.