Manchester City are reported to be readying a huge push to win the race for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson ahead of Manchester United.
Anderson has gone from relatively unknown during his days at Newcastle United to one of the most coveted young midfielders in Europe. He’s started all 12 Premier League games for Forest this season and appears to be a lock to represent England in the 2026 World Cup.
United were recently said to be one of the biggest players in Anderson’s market. Now, it appears their crosstown rivals have enter the race to acquire the coveted midfield anchor.
According to the , Pep Guardiola’s side are set to make Anderson one of their priority signings for the 2026–27 season. Man City scouts have even been in attendance at Forest games this term to better assess the 23-year-old midfielder.
With Liverpool and Newcastle also said to have an interest, a bidding war appears to be brewing and the prevailing thought is that it’ll take somewhere in the region of £100 million ($132.3 million) to poach Anderson away from The City Ground.






