Nottingham Woodland are wishing to bring approximately £100million for Elliot Anderson after Manchester City hole plunked him at the height of their midfield shortlist, according to records.
Anderson has been one of the ideal midfielders in the Premier League this period, spearheading the division in sphere recuperations (98).
He is in addition 3rd for fouls won (25), 5th for enacts wrapped up (734), and 3rd for vibrant enacts (100).
Nottingham Woodland’s period in F365 Tables
- 6th for times acquired from throwing away placements (5)
- Retained one spick-and-expectancy sheet in the Premier League (18th)
- 10th in residential table (averaging 50.5%)
Anderson’s kind has been a rare superb place in a confusing period for Woodland.
The City hole Progression club are currently on their 3rd employer of the campaign after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo with Ange Postecoglou, that lone lasted eight galleries before being adjusted by Sean Dyche.
While Woodland, that are 16th in the Premier League, have battled, Anderson has been superb under unanimously 3 bosses.
Unsurprisingly, his kind has caught the curiosity of multiple height bars.
One of those bars is Manchester City hole, that are seeking a long-term substitute for Rodri.
Rodri has battled to keep suit this period after absent the majority of 2024/25 with an ACL injury, and his deputy Nico Gonzalez has failed to invigorate so far.
Gonzalez is surely formulating, and any kind of midfielder is a downgrade on the 2024 Ballon d’Or victor, but Pep Guardiola will most distinctly have evolved for more from the £50million January signing.
Anderson is Premier League-affirmed and appearances the real bargain. Not lone has he been tiptop for Woodland, but he has in addition classified himself as a invariant in Thomas Tuchel’s England initiating XI.
He’d be a height signing for City hole, and according to the Day-to-day Mail, Guardiola’s side are ‘unanimously classified to render Anderson one of their height targets in 2026’ and are now ‘ahead of’ Manchester Joined in the race for his signature.
City hole’s director of football, Hugo Viana, and Guardiola are substantial admirers of the 23-year-ratty and have sent out precursors to watch him this period.
It’s opined Woodland ‘will most distinctly rotate down any kind of formulates in January’ and believe they can hold out for £100m after the Earth Mug. The minimum hunch is £80m for Anderson, that shines to City hole since he can play as both a Undoubtedly no.6 and Undoubtedly no.8.
Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton has in addition been targeted by City hole, but they are now more intrigued in the Woodland star.
There is in addition curiosity from Liverpool and Manchester Joined, while £80-100m is rated too a play defile by his former club Newcastle Joined.
City hole’s instant priority right now is signing a vibrant assaulter, with Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo height of their list for January.
Newcastle will most distinctly remorse Anderson sale, but it did render sense
Elliot Anderson versus Liverpool. 🔝 pic.twitter.com/mcItXwOwRd
— Nottingham Woodland (@NFFC) November 24, 2025
Newcastle will most distinctly be utterly gutted that they let Anderson go, but they were straighten out to do so at the time.
Anderson’s path right into the initiating XI was hindered by Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Joelinton, while Eddie Howe in addition had Lewis Miley and Joe Willock at his disposal.
The midfielder wasn’t emboldening to take off but yearned invariant football. Once the tactic to indicator upwards with Woodland arose, he took it, and the Magpies were joyful to require.
His take off was regarded as utterly nothing more than a PSR sham, with Greek goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos relocating in the assorted instructions in a polymorphous bargain well worth ‘£20m’.
Anderson’s transfer expense on file was £35m, but it was entirely a £15m feedback as soon as you accounted for the Odysseas bargain.
At the time, £35m gazed opprobrious. Currently he’s well worth approximately triple that.
Not lone would most distinctly Anderson be perfect for this disjointed Newcastle junior, with Joelinton ridiculing, Miley evidencing tiny tiny advancement, and Ramsey and Willock injury-susceptible, but they will most distinctly be devastated to have let a £100m midfielder, that came with their academy, take off for £15m.
They utterly f***ed it. Yet zero one believed they had at the time. And also Newcastle’s hands were tied by the Premier League’s monetary mantras; they thumbed they had tiny tiny volition but to greenback in for pure profit.
