Overview
- Elliot Anderson completed a medical for Manchester City on Monday, taking a reported £116 million move from Nottingham Forest to the brink of completion and leaving the clubs to time a formal announcement around England’s World Cup schedule.
- Nottingham Forest have made midfield reinforcements a priority after the sale and have identified Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones as a leading target to replace Anderson.
- Liverpool immediately rejected Inter Milan’s opening approach of about £21.5 million and are holding firm on a valuation in the £35–40 million range for Jones.
- Inter’s sporting director Piero Ausilio has publicly confirmed Inter remain interested and would try again only if a bid meets Liverpool’s valuation.
- The transfer window’s inflated prices for central midfielders give Forest the financial firepower to bid but the valuation gap and Jones’s contract running into its final year mean the outcome will hinge on whether buyers meet Liverpool’s price or accept that the club may keep the player.