Manchester City have tested Nottingham Forest‘s resolve with a jaw-dropping, British-record-threatening offer.
The City Ground hierarchy have officially rejected a staggering £122m opening proposal from the Premier League runners-up for England midfielder Elliot Anderson.
City are desperate to secure elite domestic talent following the high-profile releases of John Stones and Bernardo Silva into free agency.
However, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is entirely determined to protect his prized asset.
Manchester United are also monitoring the situation closely, believing they can hijack any ongoing negotiations, but Forest’s uncompromising stance has set an astronomical benchmark for the summer’s biggest saga.
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