Manchester City have made an opening offer for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson.Forest have rejected the bid but City’s pursuit of the England international remains ongoing. The City Ground club will look to get the best possible deal for Anderson if he is to leave the City Ground this summer.Fellow midfielders Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Declan Rice all moved for in excess of £100m in recent years with the £105m total package Arsenal agreed to pay West Ham in July 2023 viewed by some as the price any suitor would need to beat in guarantees.Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak spoke at UEFA’s Champions League dinner in Budapest last Thursday, which included numerous senior figures in football, but there is no suggestion they negotiated on Anderson, sources with knowledge of the meeting have told The Athletic.Manchester United have also held an interest in the 23-year-old but their stance has long been they would not bid as high as the figures Forest are expected to want and other midfield targets have been seen as more credible. The Athletic reported on Tuesday that they have agreed a deal with Atalanta for Ederson.Any move to City would add to what has already been a summer change at the Etihad Stadium with Pep Guardiola departing as manager after 10 years, and experienced leaders John Stones and Bernardo Silva also leaving.Anderson is currently with England’s squad at a training camp in Florida preparing for this summer’s World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and is set to play a key role for Thomas Tuchel’s side.As reported by The Athletic on June 2, Forest have not been actively looking to sell Anderson this summer, but there has been a reluctant acceptance that he is likely to depart. He has three years remaining on his contract.