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Ederson explains how laziness made him a £35m goalkeeper

The Manchester City custodian admits that he took up a spot between the posts after deciding that any other position was too strenuous for him

Ederson has revealed that he became a goalkeeper worth £35 million to Manchester City due to being too lazy to play outfield.

The Brazilian made a big-money switch to the Etihad Stadium over the summer, with his transfer fee placing him only marginally behind Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon on the list of the world’s most expensive shot-stoppers.

At just 24 years of age, the hope is that the South American will go on to enjoy a similarly productive career to a man who has won just about every major honour in the game.