Manchester City Agree Club Record £116m Deal for Nottingham Forest Midfielder Elliot Anderson

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson for a club record £116m.

The England midfielder, 23, is set to have a medical before completing his move to Etihad Stadium.

City sources insist the fee for Anderson is £116m, which would be a club record, with no bonuses attached.

Other sources claim the deal is worth up to £130m, which would represent a British record fee, eclipsing the £125m Liverpool paid Newcastle for striker Alexander Isak last summer.

Forest had been holding out for a higher fee for Anderson, rejecting two previous offers from City.

Personal terms are not expected to be an issue and there was always a degree of confidence the deal would get done eventually, once City made a third bid.

Forest are interested in Tottenham's Lucas Bergvall, along with Davide Frattesi of Inter Milan, and are now expected to sign two midfielders this summer.

Anderson is preparing for England's final Group L game against Panama at the World Cup on Saturday (22:00 BST) and told BBC Sport this week how he has pushed his club future to one side.

"It's pretty easy really, I'm just focusing on the present, I'm blocking it all out," he said.

"I've got a plan and it's to perform for England. I'm putting myself in the best position to cross the line and do that."

Anderson joined Forest for £35m from Newcastle in 2024 and has made 88 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.

He helped Forest finish seventh in the Premier League in 2024-25 and then 16th last season, when they also reached the Europa League semi-finals.