Overview
- Manchester City put in a reported offer of £106 million guaranteed plus £15 million in add‑ons, but Nottingham Forest rejected the bid because they want a larger fixed fee.
- Reports say Forest are holding out for a guaranteed fee in the region of £125–130 million, a sum that would eclipse last summer's British record transfer.
- The player is understood to favour a move to Manchester City, and there is confidence at the Etihad that a deal can still be reached despite the current impasse.
- Manchester United have decided not to enter a bidding war and this week moved away from Anderson to focus on alternatives such as Mateus Fernandes, Alex Scott and Mamadou Sangare while completing an agreed move for Atalanta's Ederson.
- The standoff highlights how rising guaranteed‑fee demands and the compressed World Cup transfer window are reshaping summer business by encouraging higher upfront offers and faster club decisions.