Nottingham Forest has slapped a £115M price tag on Elliot Anderson, a figure so audacious it would make him the priciest English footballer in history. For context, that edges past the £105M Arsenal paid for Declan Rice, a deal that already felt like it was testing the limits of financial sanity in the Premier League.
Manchester City, Manchester United, and Arsenal have all reportedly shown interest. City appears to be the frontrunner. But here’s the thing: former City and Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips doesn’t believe any club in the league will actually cough up that sum.
Why Forest isn’t budging
Nottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, has shown zero urgency to sell. The club’s stance is straightforward: Anderson is worth what they say he’s worth, and anyone who disagrees can look elsewhere.
The reference point Forest is reportedly using is Moises Caicedo’s £115M transfer from Brighton to Chelsea. That deal now serves as a pricing anchor for any club trying to hold onto a prized midfielder. Forest is essentially arguing that if Chelsea was willing to pay that for Caicedo, Anderson deserves the same treatment.
