Elliot Anderson taunts Man United as England star completes £116m Man City transfer

Manchester City person officially confirmed the signing of midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.

Earlier this month, it was reported that City had reached an agreement with Forest implicit a £116m deal.

However, Anderson's unveiling arsenic a City subordinate had been delayed owed to his engagement successful England's World Cup campaign.

The Citizens person present announced Anderson's accomplishment connected a five-year declaration until the summertime of 2031.

The determination brings an extremity to Anderson's two-year enactment astatine Forest, wherever helium made 92 appearances crossed each competitions.

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Anderson reveals determination to implicit City move

Anderson was linked with a potential determination to Manchester United, but helium has revealed that helium ever wanted to articulation City erstwhile the nine made their involvement known. 

“City are 1 of the biggest clubs successful the satellite and the squad they person is amazing, truthful beardown successful each position," Anderson told the club's authoritative media channels.

"As soon arsenic I knew they wanted me, I was perfectly determined to marque this determination happen.   

"As a footballer, you privation to trial yourself astatine the highest level. Being astatine City means I person that opportunity.   

Anderson volition instrumentality immoderate clip disconnected aft playing a cardinal relation successful England's tally to the World Cup semi-finals, earlier linking up with his caller teammates successful August. 

"As soon arsenic I get successful Manchester aft a break, I volition beryllium doing everything I tin to found myself successful the City team," Anderson said.

“It’s a nine built to triumph trophies and vie astatine the precise apical of the game. That is breathtaking for immoderate footballer.   

“I americium truthful blessed to person been fixed this opportunity, and I americium determined to repay the religion City person shown successful me.” 

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New City signing mocks Man United

Anderson has already taken a measurement to endearing himself to the City faithful, hailing the nine arsenic the "Kings of Manchester" arsenic helium expressed his excitement to play successful the Manchester derby. 

“Yeah, it’s one of the biggest derbies successful the satellite and for arsenic agelong as I’ve known Manchester [football], City have been the Kings of Manchester,” Anderson said. 

"It’ll be a great fixture, and I can’t wait to beryllium progressive successful thing similar that.”

Anderson volition get his archetypal sensation of the Manchester derby erstwhile Enzo Maresca's broadside caput to Old Trafford connected September 13.

The instrumentality Premier League fixture is presently scheduled for March 20, 2027.