Man City in pole position to sign Arsenal target as three players could leave
Manchester City are reportedly now in pole position to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson ahead of the likes of Arsenal.
The England international has enjoyed a superb season in the Premier League and now looks highly likely to seal a big-money move this summer.
We’ve previously reported on Arsenal sensing an opportunity to rival Man City for Anderson, but it may be that this saga is now nearing its conclusion.
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According to the latest from Sky Sports, City are now understood to be in pole position to land Anderson ahead of rivals such as the Gunners and Manchester United.
This comes as three midfielders could leave the Etihad Stadium this summer, with Bernardo Silva’s departure already confirmed, while Sky Sports add that there is some uncertainty over both Mateo Kovacic and Nico Gonzalez.
Elliot Anderson looks the perfect signing for Manchester City
City look like they need a midfielder of Anderson’s calibre to come in as the eventual long-term replacement for Rodri.
Even if the 23-year-old won’t come cheap, he’s one of the best in the business right now and could have a starring role at a top club like City for many years to come.
With that in mind, we got this score when running Anderson to City through our Transfer Fit rating system – read more about how it works here…
| Elliot Anderson | TOTAL SCORE: 21/25 |
| Transfer fee | *** |
| Performance | ***** |
| Achievements | *** |
| Career phase | ***** |
| Squad need | ***** |
Anderson pretty much ticks all the boxes and earns a 21/25 – a really high score, with the player only losing points for being expensive and for ‘achievements’ as he’s not yet played for a top club or won major trophies, though that should all come soon.
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Arsenal to miss out on Elliot Anderson?
It has seemed for some time now that one of the two Manchester clubs would be most likely for Anderson, so it’s not too surprising to see Arsenal missing out.
Still, the north London giants could arguably do with adding another midfielder this summer, with Mikel Arteta relying a lot on Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi this term.
Without much in the way of a reliable rotation option, this has led to Zubimendi in particular looking quite burnt out, with the Spain international losing form as the season has gone on.
Anderson could be ideal to come in and perhaps give Arsenal an upgrade in that department, but they’ll have to look elsewhere if he really is set for City.
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