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Manchester City are in advanced talks to sign goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St-Germain for a fee of just over £30m, with Ederson set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce.

The 26-year-old Donnarumma has become surplus to requirements with Ligue 1 and Champions League winners PSG following the signing of Lucas Chevalier from Lille in August.

He now looks set to join City in a deal costing 35m euros (£30.3m) before Monday’s 19:00 BST deadline.

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City signed James Trafford from Burnley for £27m in the summer and the Englishman has started the campaign as number one, but sources have told BBC Sport that manager Pep Guardiola has now made a move for Donnarumma and the deal is expected to be completed.

Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Donnarumma has won 74 caps for Italy and was the Azzurri’s hero in the penalty shootout victory over England in the Euro 2020 final.

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Manchester City and Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson made a remarkable contribution to their 5-2 comeback win against Crystal Palace at the Etihad

Ederson assisted McAtee with a long pass at 55th minutes of the match, which saw them two goals ahead

The Brazilian player has seven assists as a goalkeeper, the most by a goalkeeper.

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Crystal Palace took the lead with the goals from Eberechi Eze at the eight minutes and Chris Richards at twenty-one minutes into the game.

However, the Citizen staged a stunning comeback, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring a fantastic free-kick and Omar Marmoush leveling the deficit before halftime.

Ederson delivered a 70-yard pass to James McAtee in the 56th minute, which led to City taking the lead 4-2.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson will miss Sunday’s concluding game of the Premier League season and next week’s FA Cup final, the club has announced.

The Brazilian was forced off with a facial injury during City’s 2-0 win at Tottenham on Tuesday that left Pep Guardiola’s men on the brink of an unprecedented fourth successive English top-flight title.

Scans have confirmed Ederson suffered a small fracture to the right eye socket following a collision with Cristian Romero.

He will miss Sunday’s league game at home to West Ham and the FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley the following week.

“Manchester City can confirm that Ederson will miss the final two games of the season due to a small fracture of his eye socket,” City said in a statement.

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City, two points clear of Arsenal, will guarantee the Premier League title if they beat West Ham at the Etihad.

Ederson, 30, attempted to play on against Spurs following treatment in the second half but was withdrawn by manager Guardiola a few minutes later.

He was replaced by Stefan Ortega in the 69th minute and the German reserve goalkeeper made a crucial save late on to deny Son Heung-min before Erling Haaland scored his second goal, from the penalty spot, to wrap up victory.

Ortega, who has come on for Ederson in four league games this season, now has the opportunity to help City complete a second successive Premier League and FA Cup double.