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  "path": "/2026/06/10/nottingham-forest-reject-second-enormous-elliot-anderson-bid-man-city-28727495/",
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    "Elliot Anderson",
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    "having now rejected two bids.",
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    "a report emerged earlier this week that United chiefs fancied their chances of beating their local rivals to his signature.",
    "Lazio’s Nigeria international Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is also reportedly a surprise name liked by Manchester United decision-makers.",
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  "textContent": "Elliot Anderson is going to cost an eye-watering amount of money this summer (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nManchester City have upped their bid for Elliot Anderson to £106million, plus add-ons, but Nottingham Forest have rejected the offer.\n\nThe add-ons in the bid for the midfielder would take the deal to over £120m, but Forest want more up front, reports The Athletic.\n\nThe Tricky Trees only intend on selling the 23-year-old for a British transfer record fee, having now rejected two bids.\n\nLiverpool set that record when they bought Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for £125m last summer.\n\n##  All the World Cup action\n\nGet everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day. Sign up here.\n\nForest want more than that amount guaranteed from anyone wanting to buy their star midfielder this year.\n\nIt will be an enormous profit on the £35m Nottingham Forest paid Newcastle for Anderson when he arrived in 2024, but his profile has vastly increased over the last two years.\n\nManchester City are not the only interested party in the England star, with Manchester United also wanting to sign Anderson this summer.\n\nAnderson will play a key role for England at this summer’s World Cup (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nHowever, it seems unlikely that the Red Devils will be willing to outbid City in what would be an eye-wateringly expensive bidding war.\n\nWhile Manchester City have been favourites to win the race for Anderson for some time, a report emerged earlier this week that United chiefs fancied their chances of beating their local rivals to his signature.\n\nAs Forest dig their heels in over a monumental fee, that optimism sounds misplaced.\n\nManchester United face a tough test to win the race for Anderson (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nManchester United have a number of other midfield targets, having already agreed a deal to sign Ederson from Atalanta.\n\nThe likes of West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes, Brighton’s Carlos Baleba andBournemouth’s Alex Scott are all on their radar.\n\nLazio’s Nigeria international Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is also reportedly a surprise name liked by Manchester United decision-makers.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Nottingham Forest reject second enormous Elliot Anderson bid from Man City"
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