{"id":7633,"date":"2026-07-02T16:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/man-city-sign-elliot-anderson-from-forest-in-record-british-transfer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:35:26","slug":"man-city-sign-elliot-anderson-from-forest-in-record-british-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/man-city-sign-elliot-anderson-from-forest-in-record-british-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City sign Elliot Anderson from Forest in record British transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Anderson will become the most expensive British player in history when the transfer is finalised with Nottingham Forest.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>England midfielder \u200cElliot Anderson joined Manchester City from fellow Premier League side \u2060Nottingham Forest on \u2060Thursday in a deal reported to be the most expensive transfer for a British player.<\/p>\n<p>The clubs did not disclose \u2060financial details, but British media said the total deal was worth up to \u00a3116 million pounds ($155m), surpassing the package of up to \u00a3115 \u2060million that Real Madrid agreed to pay Borussia Dortmund for Jude Bellingham in 2023.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/2\/portugal-vs-croatia-world-cup-last-32-preview-prediction-team-news-ronald-modric\">Ronaldo and Modric seek to defy time as Portugal face Croatia in last 32<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/2\/german-football-has-a-bigger-problem-than-a-world-cup-loss-scapegoating\">German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/2\/controversial-penalty-ends-senegals-fifa-world-cup-run-against-belgium\">\u2018They were robbed\u2019: Controversial penalty ends Senegal\u2019s World Cup run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/2\/jaylen-brown-traded-to-philadelphia-76ers-from-boston-celtics\">NBA: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown traded to Philadelphia 76ers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAnderson, 23, is currently competing at the FIFA World Cup with England and has completed a medical in Kansas. The formalities of the \u200cmove will be finalised upon his return to England,\u201d City said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The move also makes Anderson Manchester City\u2019s most expensive transfer, eclipsing the \u00a3100 million pounds they spent to buy winger Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, a product of Newcastle United\u2019s academy, joined Forest for \u00a335 million in 2024 and made 92 appearances \u2060for them in all competitions, scoring six goals \u2060and providing 11 assists.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has earned a reputation as a high-energy, tactically sound player, combining defensive solidity with the ability to contribute further up the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>He is \u2060particularly known for his relentless work-rate, with strong pressing and ball recovery abilities as well as having \u2060a high rate of progressive passing and \u2060carrying the ball forward.<\/p>\n<p>He joins a Man City midfield already packed with quality in the shape of Rodri, Nico Gonzalez, Mateo Kovacic, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Matheus Nunes and \u200cfellow Englishman Phil Foden.<\/p>\n<p>Man City, who finished runners-up to Arsenal in the Premier League, will begin a new era under former Chelsea coach \u200cEnzo \u200cMaresca following Pep Guardiola\u2019s departure after a hugely successful decade in charge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4726699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4726699\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-03-04T211129Z_598791392_UP1EM341MV3YH_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-NFO-1782999771.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C493&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Anderson in action.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4726699\">Anderson, right, recorded four goals and four assists across 38 league appearances for Nottingham Forest in the 2025-26 Premier League season [Jason Cairnduff\/Action Images via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson will become the most expensive British player in history when the transfer is finalised with Nottingham Forest. England midfielder \u200cElliot Anderson joined Manchester City from fellow Premier League side \u2060Nottingham Forest on \u2060Thursday in a deal reported to be the most expensive transfer for a British player. The clubs did not disclose \u2060financial details, &#8230; <a title=\"Man City sign Elliot Anderson from Forest in record British transfer\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/man-city-sign-elliot-anderson-from-forest-in-record-british-transfer\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Man City sign Elliot Anderson from Forest in record British transfer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}