Overview
- Manchester City are reported to have pushed the Elliot Anderson transfer into its final stages, with multiple insiders citing renewed club-to-club talks on Friday.
- Nottingham Forest turned down two earlier City offers, the most recent valued at about £106m up front plus £15m in add-ons, and owner Evangelos Marinakis is driving a demand nearer £130m.
- City are seeking to meet Forest’s price by restructuring the deal with more achievable performance-related add-ons rather than raising the guaranteed fee, and personal terms with Anderson are said to be agreed.
- Anderson’s England World Cup debut, in which he set up Jude Bellingham against Croatia, has raised his stock and strengthened Forest’s negotiating stance.
- A completed deal would likely challenge the British transfer record and could involve Anderson having a medical in the United States while on World Cup duty, with Forest able to delay formal completion into July for financial timing.