Forest Players Think They Know Which Club Elliot Anderson Is ‘Destined’ To Move To This Summer – Report

BACK David Tully Apr 27th 2026 Teammates of Man Utd transfer target Elliot Anderson expect the Nottingham Forest midfielder to join Man City at the end of the season, according to reports. Writing in an article for the Daily Mail, journalist Jack Gaughan said the midfielder is on the course to make the switch to the Etihad, although formal negotiations over a transfer have not taken place: “With some Nottingham Forest players believing that Elliott Anderson is destined for the Etihad Stadium, the clubs still need to haggle over a fee, and that will only take place in earnest once Forest’s safety is secured.” That offers some hope that United could still crash the party and hijack a move for Anderson, but they are very much underdogs in the race for his signature at the moment. How much could Anderson cost? Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is said to be hoping to secure a British transfer record for the 23-year-old. £125m is the current record fee, which was paid by Liverpool for Alexander Isak last year. There is next to no chance that United would pay anything close to that amount, and they would need Forest to lower their demands significantly to enter the battle for Anderson. Who could Man Utd sign instead? Several names are said to be under consideration. Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni is a prime candidate, but a lot hinges on the Frenchman being prepared to leave the Bernabeu at the end of the season. Reports in Italy over the weekend claimed that the Red Devils are the most likely destination for Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali, while Atalanta’s Ederson has also come back onto the radar in recent weeks. The Brazilian is closing in on the final twelve months of his contract and he could be available for a relatively modest sum. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.