Elliot Anderson becomes the most expensive player in the history of British football, confirmed by the record fee Manchester City have paid Nottingham Forest. The clubs have not made the financial details official, but British media report that the total value of the deal reaches 116 million pounds, or 155 million dollars. That figure goes past the transfer of Jude Bellingham, for whom Real Madrid paid 115 million pounds in 2023. The deal is also a record for the Manchester giants, beating the 100 million pounds they spent on Jack Grealish in 2021.
Anderson, a graduate of the Newcastle United academy, made his name with supporters across 92 matches in a Nottingham Forest shirt with high-energy, tactically disciplined football. He is known for his tireless work rate, his pressing and his ability to carry the ball forward. A record fee. Under Enzo Maresca, and after the Pep Guardiola era, the side move into a completely new phase. Anderson's arrival alongside Rodri and Phil Foden is a statement of the ambition with which City intend to return to the summit of the Premier League.
