Midfielder to undergo tests with England squad at World Cup
Elliot Anderson is expected to complete his Manchester City medical in New York on Friday morning, with the £116 million move from Nottingham Forest approaching its final stages.
The 23-year-old has been City's primary midfield target throughout the summer window, with director of football Hugo Viana positioning him at the centre of an ambitious rebuild ahead of Enzo Maresca's first season in charge.
According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, Anderson will undergo his medical in New York on Friday. The midfielder is currently in the United States as part of Thomas Tuchel's England squad at the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
Tuchel had previously confirmed he would allow squad members to complete club medicals during the tournament, removing what might have been a significant logistical hurdle to finalising the deal before the early summer deadline.
City and Forest have reached an agreement in principle worth around £116 million for the England international, surpassing the club record £100 million the Blues paid to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in 2021.
Forest director George Syrianos is understood to have held firm throughout negotiations, consistently insisting on a new record fee for a player he regarded as one of the standout performers in the Premier League — a position City ultimately moved to meet.
Personal terms and a contract have reportedly already been discussed between Anderson's representatives and City's hierarchy, with the medical representing the clearest sign yet that one of the summer's most significant transfers is drawing to a close.
For Viana and Maresca, securing Anderson at this stage of the window provides an early foundation around which the remainder of City's rebuild can be structured. The 23-year-old's dynamic, box-to-box profile addresses the gap left by the departure of club captain Bernardo Silva.
Whether the formal announcement follows in the coming hours or days remains to be seen, but Friday's medical in New York marks the moment Anderson's move shifted from reported agreement to near-certainty.