Elliott Anderson sale inevitable: record fee discounted, Manchester City's £106m + add-ons offer insufficient — Marinakis
Manchester City have tabled a second offer for Elliott Anderson, up to £106m + bonuses. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis disagrees and is demanding a record fee despite admitting a sale is necessary. Declan Rice's (£105m) transfer fee is seen as minimal. With the price gap between the two clubs the main obstacle, City are confident of completing the deal; The player is also understood to be an Etihad target. Although a 'hijack' is possible in Manchester United's background, the price deal is the deciding factor.
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has accepted that a sale is inevitable, despite rejecting Manchester City's latest offer in the Elliott Anderson transfer case. But he insists that the sale should take place in a record-breaking 'fixed fee' manner.
Earlier this week, City made a second offer for Anderson of £106m plus an additional £15m in bonuses. A previous offer of £105 million + additions was also deemed insufficient by Forest.
Forest's management have been seen as minimal, pointing to Arsenal's £105million signing of Declan Rice from West Ham. Thus, the position of the Marinakis group is that the 'fixed fee' in the current negotiations should exceed the record level.
Despite the huge gap in valuation between the two clubs, Manchester City are confident of completing the deal. Anderson has long been identified as their primary midfield target.
On the player side, the Etihad move is understood to be a priority. Meanwhile, Manchester United are said to be in the background for a 'hijack' attempt, but what will ultimately be decided is whether the price gap will narrow.
All in all, Anderson's exit has now become a question of 'when and how much'. Even if City's high offers continue, the deal will not be sealed until Forest's 'achievement' fixed fee is reached.
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