Overview
- Multiple reports say Manchester City have made an offer worth more than £120 million for Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, making them favourites in the transfer race.
- Manchester United have reportedly stepped back from competing for Anderson after City’s bid and are instead close to completing the signing of Atalanta midfielder Ederson, who said his move is ‘practically almost all sorted’.
- Tottenham’s roughly £80 million opening offer for Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali was rejected as Newcastle hold out for a higher fee, leaving Spurs to probe other midfield targets.
- Mateus Fernandes has emerged as a hot multi‑club target with West Ham valuing him around £80m–€90m and both Manchester United and Tottenham reported as active suitors.
- Clubs are lining up alternatives such as Felix Nmecha and Lucas Bergvall and moving quickly because the 2026 World Cup, expiring contracts and release clauses are compressing negotiations and inflating fees.