Manchester City are reported to be preparing a significant move for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson as competition for the 23-year-old gathers pace. The Daily Mail states City have made Anderson a priority target for the 2026\u201327 season, with scouts attending Forest matches this term to assess the midfielder.<\/p>\n
Manchester United had been described as one of the biggest players in Anderson\u2019s market, but City have now entered the race. Liverpool and Newcastle are also said to have shown interest, and the prevailing view is that the transfer would require a fee in the region of \u00a3100 million ($132.3 million) to prise Anderson away from The City Ground.<\/p>\n
Anderson offers positional versatility, capable of operating as a holding midfielder or as a box-to-box No. 8. That combination of adaptability and youth is presented as the core appeal for a club seeking long-term options in central midfield. Previously Adam Wharton had been linked to a potential move to the Etihad, but the report suggests Anderson sits higher on City\u2019s list of priorities.<\/p>\n
City\u2019s perceived interest comes amid a broader midfield transition. Rodri has struggled for fitness since an ACL tear that ended his 2024\u201325 season prematurely, and it remains unclear whether he will regain the pre-injury form that helped him collect the 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or. Nico Gonz\u00e1lez has been inconsistent since his January arrival, yet with Rodri and Mateo Kova\u010di\u0107 repeatedly affected by injury, Gonz\u00e1lez has provided the bulk of minutes at the base of midfield this season.<\/p>\n
City added Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders over the summer as part of an apparent strategy to inject youth into a squad that showed signs of plateauing after winning six Premier League titles in seven years. If the club does pursue Anderson, it would represent a targeted effort to refresh the central areas and plan for the medium-term succession of the midfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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