Manchester City are monitoring Gianluigi Donnarumma as a potential replacement for Ederson, but their preference is to keep the Brazil goalkeeper at the Etihad Stadium.
Donnarumma appears to have no future at Paris Saint-Germain after he was dropped from the squad for the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday.
However, a deal would be dependent on Ederson asking to leave and any interested club making an offer which meets his valuation.
Sources report that City have not been approached or received any contact from another club over a potential move for Ederson.
Speaking in June at the FIFA Club World Cup, Ederson said his “mind is staying with the club” when asked about his future.
City already brought in two goalkeepers this summer. James Trafford has been re-signed from Burnley for £27 million ($37m) while 33-year-old Marcus Bettinelli has also arrived from Chelsea for a nominal fee.
Pep Guardiola is keen to keep Ederson, who has a year left on his contract, but City would be forced back into the transfer market if he makes it clear he wants to leave.
The 31-year-old has been linked with Galatasaray and clubs in the Saudi Pro League.
Luis Enrique said on Tuesday that he wants a goalkeeper with a “different profile” and insisted the club have backed his decision to axe Donnarumma in favour of 23-year-old summer signing from Lille, Lucas Chevalier.
In response, Donnarumma posted on social media to say he was “disappointed and disheartened.”
As well as City, the 26-year-old, who helped PSG win the Champions League last season, has been linked with Manchester United.
However, sources close to United have insisted signing a new goalkeeper is not their priority in the remaining weeks of the transfer window.
They had a loan bid from Emiliano Martínez turned down by Aston Villa earlier in the summer.
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