“Reminds me of Declan Rice”: Harry Maguire waxes lyrical about United target who’s got “absolutely everything”

England defender Harry Maguire has shared his verdict on the ongoing speculation surrounding the future of Elliot Anderson, who has also been mentioned to be a Manchester United target. Surrender Over the past few months, Anderson has consistently been named as United’s top midfield target. He enjoyed a brilliant season despite Forest battling to survive the drop for most of it. Anderson is largely expected to depart Forest this summer. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is believed to want a British record fee for the midfielder, who is also wanted by cross-town rivals Manchester City. City have already had two bids for Anderson rejected by Forest. The most recent bid was worth £106m up front with potential add-ons taking it in excess of £120m. Marinakis is demanding that the fixed fee eclipse the £125m British record that Liverpool forked out to land Alexander Isak last summer. Anderson favours a move to the Etihad. This, alongside the excessively high sums involved, has seen United cool their interest in Anderson, leaving City with a clear run at him. United are turned their attention towards other targets including West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes. Speaking on The Rest of Football podcast on Netflix, Maguire expressed his admiration for Anderson. The two have been alongside each other in the England set-up, but they’re now apart after Tuchel’s surprise decision to leave Maguire out. Maguire shares Anderson view Maguire said on the podcast, “I’ve heard there are many clubs abroad after him as well.” “I must say, I was not in the England squad for 12 months, and I was interested to go in in March and just see there were 10, 15 new players who I hadn’t played with. And I knew he was a good player, and in training, he impressed me even more than I knew.” “He’s got absolutely everything. He reminds me of Declan Rice in some aspects in terms of his profile.” The former United captain added, “He’s good on the ball; he can drive with the ball.” “He’s got an eye for goal as well, to say he’s playing number six at the minute, but he’s one of those, I think he could play 10, 8, 6. He’s that good.” Anderson is likely to keep his place in the team for Tuesday’s meeting with Ghana, having started in England World Cup opener against Croatia earlier this week. Featured image Carl Recine via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Derick Kinoti Derick Kinoti is a football writer at The Peoples Person who has covered Manchester United and the Premier League extensively for years. His work blends sharp analysis, tactical insight, and engaging storytelling that resonates with fans around the world. Derick has gained valuable experience in football journalism, developing strong expertise in SEO writing, digital content creation, and social media engagement. A tech enthusiast with a Computer Science degree from the University of Nairobi, he ultimately swapped code for football commentary, bringing an analytical, detail-oriented approach to his writing. Derick is convinced Wayne Rooney is the true GOAT and won’t hear otherwise!