When Donnarumma to Manchester City for Ederson was an exclusive 3 months ago | OneFootball

While Galatasaray work to bring in Ederson, opening up space for Gianluigi Donnarumma at Manchester City, this is a plan that has been in the works for over three months.

Everyone now knows that the Turkish team is pushing intensely to get the agreement over the line for €10m, then once that deal has been completed, Manchester City can present their proposal to Paris Saint-Germain.

In truth, those two clubs have already been in contact and it is their interests to sort out a solution with Donnarumma frozen out by Luis Enrique.

Donnarumma replacing Ederson was always the plan

MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 31: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain kisses the UEFA Champions League trophy after his team’s victory, to secure Paris Saint-Germain’s first ever UEFA Champions League title in the club’s history and a record UEFA Champions League Final winning scoreline of 5-0, following the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Internazionale Milano at Munich Football Arena on May 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

It might seem surprising, but we had reported on this precise scenario in early May, warning that Pep Guardiola was eager to work with the Italian and needed to sell Ederson first in order to make that happen.

Back then, it was considered practically impossible, as the former Milan shot-stopper was instead linked with other Premier League clubs.

It took three months, but the scenario is finally playing out for Donnarumma to take over at the Etihad.