Manchester City have made a second bid worth ÂŁ122m for Elliot Anderson which has been rejected by Nottingham Forest, who want a British record transfer fee of ÂŁ125m before any add-ons for the England midfielder.
Cityâs offer follows an initial bid of ÂŁ80m for the 23-year-old and is worth a guaranteed ÂŁ106m plus ÂŁ16m in potential add-ons. This would break the clubâs record transfer of ÂŁ100m paid to Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in August 2021.
That was also the highest fee paid by a British club, though this mark is now the ÂŁ125m Newcastle received from Liverpool for Alexander Isak last summer. This is the basic fee Evangelos Marinakis, Forestâs owner, is understood to want for Anderson.
Manchester United have been intent on trying to beat their cross-town rivals to Anderson, but whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the clubâs football chief, gives the green light to an effort to outbid City with the fee now so high remains to be seen. It is understood United may end their interest.
Thomas Tuchel is expected to name Anderson to start in Englandâs opening World Cup match against Croatia on Wednesday. While the German is a realist and understands that players may need to firm up any potential move during the tournament, he wants this to be done in an orderly fashion so as not to disrupt Englandâs prospects.
This may be why Hugo Viana, Cityâs director of football, decided to make the second bid for Anderson to Forest eight days before the Croatia game in order to cause the player and England the least possible distraction. As this has now been turned down, Viana may now return with a third â and possibly final â offer by the end of the week.
Cityâs offer follows an initial bid of ÂŁ80m for the 23-year-old and is worth a guaranteed ÂŁ106m plus ÂŁ16m in potential add-ons. This would break the clubâs record transfer of ÂŁ100m paid to Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in August 2021.
That was also the highest fee paid by a British club, though this mark is now the ÂŁ125m Newcastle received from Liverpool for Alexander Isak last summer. This is the basic fee Evangelos Marinakis, Forestâs owner, is understood to want for Anderson.
Manchester United have been intent on trying to beat their cross-town rivals to Anderson, but whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the clubâs football chief, gives the green light to an effort to outbid City with the fee now so high remains to be seen. It is understood United may end their interest.
Thomas Tuchel is expected to name Anderson to start in Englandâs opening World Cup match against Croatia on Wednesday. While the German is a realist and understands that players may need to firm up any potential move during the tournament, he wants this to be done in an orderly fashion so as not to disrupt Englandâs prospects.
This may be why Hugo Viana, Cityâs director of football, decided to make the second bid for Anderson to Forest eight days before the Croatia game in order to cause the player and England the least possible distraction. As this has now been turned down, Viana may now return with a third â and possibly final â offer by the end of the week.
