Nottingham Forest reject Man City’s British record offer for Elliot Anderson as Evangelos Marinakis eyes Premier League record

Manchester City’s eye-watering offer of £121million for Elliot Anderson has been rejected by Nottingham Forest.

After having their first offer rebuffed for the midfielder, City slapped down a bid of £106m, plus add-ons taking it to £121m on Wednesday, which would’ve represented a record move for a British player.

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However, talkSPORT understands that Forest are eyeing a Premier League record fee, which currently stands at £125m when Alexander Isak joined Liverpool from Newcastle last summer.

The latest rejection will be a major concern for City, who are eager to get a deal done before the World Cup starts, but the first match of the tournament is on Thursday at 8pm, live on talkSPORT.

Forest’s current record sale is the £55m Newcastle paid them to sign Anthony Elanga last summer.

Manchester United were also interested in Anderson, however, they are not looking to get into a bidding war.

Anderson is currently in Florida with the England squad as they prepare for their opening match against Croatia on June 17, live on talkSPORT.

Following a season in which he chipped in with four goals and as many assists in 38 matches, his future at the City Ground has been a major talking point.

City bound?

It is believed that nine-cap England international Anderson has always favoured a move to the Etihad Stadium.

talkSPORT previously told you how Forest believe Anderson is worth as much as the £105million Arsenal paid West Ham for Rice in 2023 but are yet to accept an offer despite City exceeding that valuation.

Anderson only joined Forest from Newcastle in 2024 for a fee of £35m.

In his two years with the Reds, has has found the back of the net six times from 92 matches across all competitions.

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One of those strikes came away at City in a thrilling 2-2 draw in March.

The England star played a one-two with Callum Hudson-Odoi before bending in a curling strike from range into the bottom right corner to earn the visitors a point.

Despite questions marks over Rodri’s future amid interest from Real Madrid, City are prepared to sign Anderson even if the Spaniard stays on beyond the summer.

United, meanwhile are closing in on a deal to sign Atalanta’s Ederson.

However, they still are in the market to bring in two central midfielders, with West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes, Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton and Brighton’s Carlos Baleba all admired.