The race to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest looks to be heating up.
Anderson has been in fine form for the last two seasons since signing for Forest for £35 million from Newcastle, with goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos going the other way for £20 million to help both clubs adhere to PSR.
If Manchester City were to offer a player to sweeten the Elliot Anderson deal, who would you like included?
Now, Anderson’s brilliance has alerted a number of clubs towards his signature, with Manchester City thought to be in the driving seat to land him.
However, Manchester United believe they might have a chance to steal in and sign Forest star Anderson ahead of City.
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Manchester United haven’t given up on Elliot Anderson
According to Team Talk, United haven’t yet given up hope on landing Anderson this summer, despite their ongoing pursuit of Brazil midfielder Ederson.
It’s believed that United are intrigued by the fact that City might be reluctant to stretch to the £120 million asking price and eventually move on to other targets.
The Red Devils feel that could give them a clear run at signing Anderson this summer, with his future at Forest looking questionable beyond the summer.
Ultimately, whoever fancies signing Anderson this summer will have to dig deep with Forest under no pressure to sell a player who still has three years to run on his existing contract.
Whether it’s United or City, the £120 million valuation isn’t going to budge and it will be fascinating to see what happens now that United feel they might have the aces.
Anderson wants City move
It’s believed that Anderson is prioritising a move to City if the time comes for him to leave this summer.
He’s quite relaxed ahead of the World Cup and is fully focused on helping England at this moment in time, with the number eight also unwilling to force a move away from Forest.
How much should we do business for when it comes to Elliot Anderson?
Will we get the £115m that Brighton managed to squeeze out of Chelsea for Moises Caicedo?
That bodes well when it comes to Forest getting the very best transfer fee for the midfielder and it does appear that he would rather move to the Etihad Stadium than Old Trafford this summer.
The fact that United haven’t given up hope is great news for Evangelos Marinakis, with an auction likely to be exactly the scenario he dreamed of this summer.
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