Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali, and Mateus Fernandes (Photo by Molly Darlington, George Wood, Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
What next for Elliot Anderson and the Manchester City transfer saga after reports of a failed bid for the Nottingham Forest midfielder, and how will it impact other midfielder deals?
CaughtOffside writers are frequently in contact with sources in the industry and also work with top tier transfer news journalists like Fabrizio Romano and Christian Falk to uncover what’s going on behind the scenes.
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Even with the World Cup news coming thick and fast, there are some major stories emerging as Man City work on signing Anderson in what could end up being one of the most expensive and high-profile deals of the summer.
However, the latest from BBC Sport and others is that Forest are really playing hardball over Anderson, turning down two offers from City, the second of which was worth a total of £120m.
From Elliot Anderson to Mateus Fernandes for Manchester United
Manchester United had also been linked with Anderson, but for that kind of money it’s not surprising that they walked away from the deal, with the Times now claiming they’re leading the race to sign West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes for £80m.
This follows an agreement already being in place to sign Ederson from Atalanta, as per BBC Sport, so it’s a strong start to the summer from the Red Devils, while other clubs still haven’t got their midfielder signings done.
This is despite plenty of clubs seemingly being in the market for signings in that position, and plenty of recent speculation about the likes of Sandro Tonali, Adam Wharton, Carlos Baleba, and Alex Scott.
What next for Sandro Tonali?
For full transparency, we were recently informed that City would try again for Anderson, which has since transpired, however, things did not go entirely as expected with regards to Tonali and Fernandes.
Last week, it looked more like United were most likely to pursue Tonali. Of course, there’s no confirmation yet on the Fernandes deal, so although things are now pointing…
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