Man City shirt numbers available to Elliot Anderson as record transfer is confirmed by Citizens and Nottingham Forest

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest person confirmed that an statement is successful spot for Elliot Anderson to implicit his transportation to the Etihad Stadium this summer.

It was wide reported past week that the Citizens submitted an improved connection worthy a club-record £116m, which has been accepted by the Tricky Trees.

Anderson’s transportation volition eclipsing the £100m interest paid by Man City for Jack Grealish successful 2021, portion it volition besides correspond a grounds transportation for a British player, surpassing Real Madrid's £115m woody for Jude Bellingham successful 2023.

The 23-year-old is presently representing England astatine the 2026 World Cup and played the afloat 90 minutes successful Wednesday’s 2-1 comeback triumph implicit DR Congo successful the past 32.

However, Man City person confirmed that Anderson has completed his aesculapian and the formalities of his transportation to the nine volition beryllium finalised aft the World Cup erstwhile helium instrumentality to England.

Anderson completes Man City aesculapian up of transportation from Forest

A connection from Man City read: “Manchester City and Nottingham Forest person reached an statement for the transportation of Elliot Anderson.

“Anderson, 23, is presently competing astatine the FIFA World Cup with England and has completed a aesculapian successful Kansas. The formalities of the determination volition beryllium finalised upon his instrumentality to England. 

“In the meantime, everyone astatine Manchester City wishes Elliot and the England squad the precise champion of luck successful their World Cup run and we look guardant to welcoming him to Manchester successful owed course.”

A abstracted connection from Nottingham Forest released conscionable a fewer minutes aboriginal read: “Nottingham Forest tin corroborate that an statement has been reached with Manchester City for the transportation of Elliot Anderson.

“The indispensable formalities volition beryllium completed successful owed course, allowing Elliot's afloat absorption to stay connected representing England astatine the FIFA World Cup.

“The nine volition wage tribute to Elliot's outstanding publication implicit the past 2 seasons astatine the due time.  

“Until then, everyone astatine Nottingham Forest wishes Elliot and the England squad each occurrence for the remainder of the tournament.”

After establishing himself arsenic 1 of the hottest midfield properties connected the Premier League market, Anderson departs Forest aft making a full of 92 appearances crossed each competitions implicit a two-year period, including 38 Premier League outings past play for a broadside who finished 16th successful the top-flight array and reached the Europa League semi-finals.

Anderson volition go Man City's archetypal signing nether caller manager Enzo Maresca, who was officially unveiled as Pep Guardiola's successor connected Monday.

Shirt numbers disposable to Anderson astatine Man City

Man City are yet to officially corroborate which garment fig Anderson volition beryllium wearing, but determination are respective options disposable to the midfielder.

However, unless Mateo Kovacic makes a swift exit from the Etihad, the No.8 garment worn by Anderson astatine Forest, and presently with England, is unavailable astatine Man City,

Anderson antecedently donned the fig 32 astatine Newcastle United and this jersey is disposable for enactment astatine Man City – past worn by Maximo Perrone successful 2022-23 by famously sported by Carlos Tevez betwixt 2009-10 and 2012-13.

No.2 and No.5 are besides vacant astatine Man City, though the nine whitethorn similar to prevention those for immoderate imaginable antiaircraft reinforcements this summer.

The adjacent disposable fig successful numerical bid is No.12, which Anderson concisely wore during a indebtedness spell astatine Bristol Rovers successful the 2021-22 campaign.

Numbers 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 28, 29, 30 and 31 are besides among the different options disposable to Anderson astatine Man City.

However, 23 cannot beryllium selected, arsenic this fig has been retired by Man City pursuing the tragic passing of erstwhile midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe successful 2003.