A new report has confirmed that Manchester City are \u2018ahead of\u2019 Manchester United in the race to sign Elliot Anderson for three reasons.<\/p>\n
Anderson <\/a>has quickly developed into one of the best centre-midfielders in the Premier League and he is set to start for England at this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n The Nottingham Forest standout has been sensational for the Premier League side over the past two seasons, but they face losing him in this summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old is a leading target for several Premier League clubs heading into this summer, though Man City and Man Utd<\/a> appear the most interested in the midfielder.<\/p>\n The two arch-rivals are in the market for at least one new midfielder this summer as they want to sign a top-level No.6 as a long-term replacement for Rodri and Casemiro, respectively.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal p*ss it, managergeddon, Spurs nonsense, Palace 12th \u2013 10 kneejerk predictions for next season<\/a><\/p>\n However, it has been widely reported for a while that Man City are the favourites to sign Anderson, with it claimed a couple of days ago that an \u2018agreement\u2019 has already been reached between the two sides.<\/a><\/p>\n A new report from BBC Sport\u2019s Nick Mashiter<\/a> does not go this far, but he has reiterated that Man City are \u2018ahead of\u2019 Man Utd for Anderson.<\/p>\n There is said to be a \u2018growing expectation\u2019 that Anderson will leave Forest this summer, and Man City are the leading contenders to sign him because he is \u2018leaning towards\u2019 a move to the Etihad and two more reasons.<\/p>\n The report adds:<\/p>\n \u2018United are unwilling to overpay, or get drawn into protracted negotiations.<\/p>\n \u2018No deal has been struck between Forest and City and the clubs are far apart on their valuation for the 23-year-old, meaning the situation could still change.\u2019<\/p>\n