Manchester City Step Up Pursuit of Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson

Overview

• Fabrizio Romano reports City are pushing for Anderson, holding advanced conversations with his agents at the inquiry stage with no personal terms agreed or deal completed.
• Manchester United remain attentive to the situation and are understood to rate the midfielder highly.
• Nottingham Forest are believed to value the England international at about £80 million.
• The summer World Cup is expected to complicate timelines, and City hope to move early to avoid a market slowdown.
• Anderson, 23, has recent England appearances and has established himself as a dynamic box-to-box presence for Forest.