Manchester City have agreed a deal worth £116 million with Nottingham Forest to sign midfielder Elliot Anderson, according to reports from the Athletic.
The transfer surpasses the previous British record, eclipsing the £100 million Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa back in 2021.
The fee also represents a new club record for Manchester City, underlining just how highly they rate the young England international.
Anderson has undergone his medical while away on international duty at the World Cup in the United States with the England squad.
The midfielder has been an important figure for England throughout the tournament, starting all four games under manager Thomas Tuchel so far.
His rise to prominence over the last 18 months has been remarkable, having previously been considered a player on the fringes of the top level of the game.
Anderson will now get the opportunity to compete in the Champions League, a significant step forward in what has been a rapid and extraordinary development as a player.
His arrival at the Etihad Stadium comes at a pivotal moment for the club, which is reshaping its midfield following the end of the Pep Guardiola era.
With Rodri moving towards the latter stages of his career and Bernardo Silva having already departed the club, Anderson faces the challenge of filling significant gaps in City’s engine room.
His work rate and technical ability on and off the ball have drawn widespread praise, with many observers viewing him as a natural fit for the demands of the Premier League’s elite.
The deal reflects the wider reality of the current transfer market, where elite young English players command extraordinary fees from the biggest clubs in the country.
Forest will pocket a transformative sum from the sale, which could fund significant squad investment of their own heading into the new season.
Anderson’s journey from relative obscurity to a £116 million transfer fee stands as one of the more remarkable stories in recent English football history.
