Overview
- By June 23–24 Manchester City had advanced bids past £120m and reported personal terms with Elliot Anderson, but Nottingham Forest has not accepted those offers.
- Negotiations have moved from an initial low‑to‑mid‑£80m opening to a verbal £106m offer and add‑on structures designed to bridge the remaining gap with Forest’s roughly £130m asking price.
- Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has rejected previous bids, including a reported £121m, and is pressing for a larger upfront payment or a July completion for accounting reasons.
- Insiders and Fabrizio Romano say the clubs are in the final stages and that England’s World Cup schedule will shape when medicals and formalities can take place under tournament rules.
- Analysts warn the transfer could push broader market prices and briefly lift trading in City’s fan token via City’s OKX partnership, and pundits caution a big move to City may not guarantee regular playing time.