The English club Manchester City officially announced that it has reached a final agreement with its counterpart, Nottingham Forest, to sign the brilliant midfield star Elliot Anderson, in one of the largest deals of the current summer transfer period.
The English Premier League champion revealed that the 23-year-old player, who is currently with the Three Lions in the 2026 World Cup finals, has already successfully passed medical examinations in Kansas City, USA. It is scheduled that all legal procedures will be completed and official contracts will be signed immediately upon the player’s return from his international mission.
In a supportive gesture, the Manchester City management expressed their wishes of success to Anderson and the English national team in their World Cup journey, stressing their great aspiration to welcome their new star to the “Etihad” Castle as soon as the tournament ends.
This record deal comes as a strategic step from the City management to enhance the depth of the midfield and restore balance before the start of the tournament. The new season, especially after the impressive performances that Anderson performed in the Nottingham Forest shirt, which made him a major target for the City management.
According to reliable press reports, the deal cost Manchester City’s coffers a huge sum estimated at 116 million pounds sterling, as the young star tied himself to a contract extending for a full 5 years, with the possibility of extending for an additional year.