{"id":8243,"date":"2026-05-14T09:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8243"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:25:24","slug":"man-united-to-approach-forest-over-elliot-anderson-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8243","title":{"rendered":"Man United to approach Forest over Elliot Anderson transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Manchester United are preparing a move for Elliot Anderson (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Manchester United are reportedly now expected to approach Nottingham Forest over the potential transfer of Elliot Anderson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The England international remains one of their top targets as they look for two new signings in midfield this summer.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to Ben Jacobs, speaking to Give Me Sport, as he tips Man Utd to start to try moving quickly for new additions in midfield, with now looking like a good time to approach Forest as they\u2019ve secured Premier League survival.<\/p>\n

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The Red Devils will be bidding farewell to Casemiro as he comes to the end of his contract this summer, while Manuel Ugarte\u2019s poor form surely means he won\u2019t be in the club\u2019s plans and could perhaps leave.<\/p>\n

Anderson seems like an ideal target for United to go for in that position, and Jacobs has provided some insight into why we could now see things starting to move a bit quicker.<\/p>\n

Elliot Anderson to Manchester United transfer update<\/h2>\n

\u201cSo Manchester United are going to move quite quickly on at least two midfielders because Manuel Ugarte could be sold, Casemiro is leaving, and the top priority still remains Elliot Anderson,\u201d Jacobs said.<\/p>\n

\u201cManchester United will start now to find out the price, because the thing that\u2019s moved with Elliot Anderson is the ability to go to Nottingham Forest, which wasn\u2019t the case when they were still in Europe or before they had secured their Premier League safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Elliot Anderson Transfer Fit rating<\/strong><\/td>\nTOTAL SCORE: 19\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Career phase<\/td>\n*****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Squad need<\/td>\n*****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cSo although Elliot Anderson is not agitating or desperate to have a new club before the World Cup, now is the right time to go to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe potential price has always been extreme because it\u2019s been variable, because naturally in the early part of the season, it looked like Forest could go down and not get any European football, and in that scenario, it would have likely put suitors in a stronger position.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we\u2019re somewhere in the middle because Forest haven\u2019t been able to get to the Europa League final or get Champions League football, but they are a Premier League club.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can United beat City to Elliot Anderson?<\/h2>\n

As Give Me Sport\u2019s report notes, United will likely face competition from Manchester City for Anderson, so it will be interesting to see which Manchester club comes out on top.<\/p>\n

City is probably the more reliable project in many ways, but there\u2019s also no doubt that United look like a team on the up after showing big improvement since Michael Carrick took over as interim manager.<\/p>\n

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There might also be some uncertainty at City at the moment amid doubts over Pep Guardiola\u2019s future, as well as the unresolved 115 charges case still looming in the background.<\/p>\n

United really need a statement signing to help take this promising project forward, so if they could beat City to Anderson that would be just the lift everyone at Old Trafford needs.<\/p>\n

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