Manchester United continue to assess central midfield targets ahead of a crucial summer transfer window as the club prepares to return to the Champions League next season. Interest in box-to-box Atalanta enforcer Éderson is reported to be accelerating. United will be in the market for at least two new midfielders, accounting for Casemiro’s imminent departure— the possibility Manuel Ugarte also goes —and a lack of cover in the center of the pitch. Éderson could be significantly cheaper than certain options as he nears the final year of his contract with Atalanta, compared to others like Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali and Carlos Baleba, who could creep into nine-figure territory. Sky Sports report that interest in $54 million (£40 million) rated Éderson has “stepped up” and the same is true of West Ham United’s Mateus Fernandes. The suggestion is that United want to be in a position where they can start making offers once preferred targets are finalized.…