Manchester City transfer news: Elliot Anderson 'medical update' emerges ahead of £116m club-record move

Elliot Anderson has taken different measurement towards completing his blockbuster move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City aft reportedly passing his medical.

The 23-year-old has progressed by leaps and bounds implicit the past 2 seasons astatine the City Ground and is present 1 of the astir sought-after midfielders successful the Premier League.

Both Manchester clubs were linked with the England international, but the Red Devils opted against entering a bidding warfare with their cross-city rivals aft discovering the size of the deal.

It was initially thought that the transportation would beryllium worthy person to £130m, but an statement valued astatine at slightest £116m was reportedly reached connected Friday.

Elliot Anderson completes Man City medical 

Manchester City saw an opening bid worthy astir £80m rejected earlier returning with an improved bundle of astir £121m, including performance-related bonuses, which was besides turned down.

Fabrizio Romano confirmed earlier this week that the Citizens volition yet wage a interest worthy up to £130m, making Anderson the astir costly British footballer successful history, eclipsing Liverpool's £125m signing of Alexander Isak past summer.

According to a study from Sky Sports News, Anderson has present successfully completed his aesculapian and is closing successful connected finalising his determination to the Etihad Stadium.

Once the transportation is completed, Anderson volition overtake Jack Grealish (£100m) arsenic Manchester City's grounds signing and go the third-most costly footballer of each clip down erstwhile Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar (£200m) and Kylian Mbappe (£166m).

Elliot Anderson to Manchester City: How does it interaction the market? 

While the blockbuster woody is definite to drawback attention, Anderson's determination to Manchester City could reshape the summertime transportation market.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are each looking to fortify their midfields this summertime and person already been linked with respective high-profile targets.

With Anderson's transportation present efficaciously agreed, selling clubs are apt to inflate their asking prices adjacent further, making it progressively hard for rivals to onslaught worth deals.

Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, for example, person some been linked with moves distant from their existent clubs, but fees successful excess of £100m could present go the norm for elite midfielders.