England star makes Elliot Anderson prediction amid Man City move

Manchester City have reached an agreement with Nottingham Forest for the transfer of Elliot Anderson to the Elithad Stadium.

England international Jarell Quansah believes Elliot Anderson will “go right to the top” after news of his impending move to Manchester City broke on Thursday night.

City have agreed a £116m fee with Nottingham Forest for Anderson, though reports of him undergoing a medical in New York on Friday are premature. A date for the midfielder’s medical has not yet been set though it is expected to take place following the completion of the World Cup group stage.

The move will see City smash the record fee paid for a British player, and their own club record – eclipsing the £100m they paid for Jack Grealish back in 2021.

Quansah was asked about Anderson’s move ahead of England’s final group stage game against Panama on Saturday, and the Bayer Leverkusen defender claimed the news had done little to disrupt Anderson’s focus as England strive to secure World Cup glory.

“I see a player that’s fully focused on what he wants, and I think at the moment what he wants is to win a World Cup,” the England defender told talkSPORT. “That ultimately is the goal.

“Obviously I’m not in his head or whatnot, but I’m sure he is fully focused on winning the World Cup for England, and you can’t drift too far away from that and he knows that. But he’s a proper focused young lad and he’ll go right to the top, I think.”

Quansah went on to discuss the qualities Anderson will offer at the Etihad, claiming he has been aware of his talent for quite some time following his move to Anderson’s former loan club Bristol Rovers.

“I think he’s a very versatile player as well,” he added. “This season he’s played a deeper role, played in a sort of a six and sometimes an eight, but he’s got probably everything you want as a midfielder, to be honest.

“I remember hearing about him at Bristol Rovers when I went on loan there afterwards and I think he was playing on the wing.

“Knowing he can do that and what he does in training sessions as well, he’s got a lot of attributes that are really good for an England squad and exactly what the manager wants, which is good.”