Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Elliot Anderson scored for Forest in a 2-2 draw at Manchester City in March
BySami Mokbel, Senior football correspondent and Nick Mashiter, Football reporter- Published25 June 2026, 22:31 BST
Manchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest worth up to a British record £130m to sign Elliot Anderson.
The England midfielder, 23, is now set to have a medical before completing his move to Etihad Stadium.
Forest had been holding out for such a fee for Anderson after rejecting two previous offers from City.
The fee will eventually eclipse the £125m Liverpool paid Newcastle for striker Alexander Isak last summer.
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.
