Manchester City Confirm Rs 1500 Crore Elliot Anderson Deal

Published 2 July 2026 · india

Manchester City Confirm Rs 1500 Crore Elliot Anderson Deal Published By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 20:39 IST Man City signed Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot

Manchester City Confirm Rs 1500 Crore Elliot Anderson Deal Published By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 20:39 IST Man City signed Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson for £116m. The 23-year-old agreed to a five-year contract. England's Elliot Anderson (8) celebrates after the end of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Manchester City on Thursday (July 2) confirmed its acquisition of Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson for the 2026-27 season onwards. City reportedly paid £116m (Rs. 1,476 crore) for Anderson — Forest say the fee was close to £130m (Rs. 1,655 crore) — and the 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium which will earn him up to £300,000 (Rs.

3.81 crore) per week. Anderson can play as a number eight or the deepest-lying midfielder, and is considered one of the best ball-winners in world football. He is the first major signing of new coach Enzo Maresca’s era at City. “Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement for the transfer of Elliot Anderson," City said in a statement. “Anderson, 23, is currently competing at the FIFA World Cup with England and has completed a medical in Kansas. The formalities of the move will be finalised upon his return to England. In the meantime, everyone at Manchester City wishes Elliot and the England squad the very best of luck in their World Cup campaign and we look forward to welcoming him to Manchester in due course," the club added.

Forest reportedly held strong in the negotiations and ended up earning at least the third-highest transfer fee in English football history. “Nottingham Forest can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Manchester City for the transfer of Elliot Anderson," the West Bridgford-based club said in a statement. “The necessary formalities will be completed in due course, allowing Elliot’s full focus to remain on representing England at the FIFA World Cup. The Club will pay tribute to Elliot’s outstanding contribution over the past two seasons at the appropriate time. Until then, everyone at Nottingham Forest wishes Elliot and the England squad every success for the remainder of the tournament," it added. The announcements were quite low-key for a deal of this measure because of Anderson’s involvement in the World Cup in the USA.

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