{"id":298905,"date":"2025-11-18T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/298905\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:27:08","slug":"elliot-anderson-to-man-utd-red-devils-suffer-blow-after-nottingham-forests-change-of-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/298905\/","title":{"rendered":"Elliot Anderson to Man Utd: Red Devils suffer blow after Nottingham\u00a0Forest&#8217;s\u00a0&#8216;change of heart\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest\u2019s latest decision puts Elliot Anderson\u2019s potential move to Manchester United in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Manchester\u00a0United\u2019s\u00a0plan to strengthen their midfield might face further disappointment after Nottingham\u00a0Forest\u2019s\u00a0latest move.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils focused on their attack during the summer transfer window, signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/matheus-cunha\/\" title=\"More Matheus Cunha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/bryan-mbeumo\/\" title=\"More Bryan Mbeumo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/benjamin-sesko\/\" title=\"More Benjamin Sesko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a>; Rasmus Hojlund\u00a0was loaned out\u00a0to Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>Despite calls to strengthen their midfield after acknowledging Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes as an unreliable partnership against most Premier League teams, United did not sign anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben\u00a0Amorim\u2019s\u00a0reluctance to consider Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel\u00a0Ugarte\u2019s\u00a0limitations\u00a0means that\u00a0United\u00a0have\u00a0been linked\u00a0with midfield players, including discussions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/elliot-anderson\/\" title=\"More Elliot Anderson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elliot Anderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson to Man Utd: Red Devils\u00a0\u2018learn\u2019\u00a0new asking\u00a0price<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgI\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson on August 17, 2025\" class=\"vanilla-lazyload article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2025\/10\/anderson-68e7a008410dc45775175.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Having previously assumed they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/transfer-talk\/news\/four-way-battle-man-utd-to-accelerate-bid-to-beat-rivals-to-signing_584923.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">could sign the Forest man for around \u00a370m<\/a>, that fee is now said to be unlikely to get the deal done.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/11\/17\/nottingham-forest-elliot-anderson-100m-man-utd-transfers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a>, Evangelos Marinakis hopes to demand a fee exceeding \u00a3100m after add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson joined the Tricky Trees for \u00a315m in July last year, after Forest agreed on a reasonable fee with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/newcastle-united\/\" title=\"More Newcastle United\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle United<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just over a year later, the midfielder has become a trusted part of the team for Forest and\u00a0England&#8217;s\u00a0Three Lions, with Thomas Tuchel particularly full of praise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnderson is a key player for us at the moment,\u201d\u00a0said Tuchel during the November international break.\u00a0\u201cHe is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0why he is with us and starting for us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe deserves it because he has been nothing but impressive. He has to keep on going now\u00a0though. He is a very complete and mobile midfielder, and\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what he keeps showing me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is an elite player with the right attitude and a lot of talent. He is fulfilling his role in the best way possible\u00a0so\u00a0we are\u00a0very happy\u00a0with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elliot Anderson to Man Utd: Can Forest star move in January?<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgI\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest on August 31, 2025\" class=\"vanilla-lazyload article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2025\/08\/anderson-68b45ee6bc55373373406.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The source above further reveals that the Red\u00a0Devils\u2019\u00a0desire to strengthen their midfield must wait until summer\u00a0due to Forest\u2019s\u00a0reluctance\u00a0to let their star player depart before the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The Tricky Trees are said to oppose any winter transfer for Anderson, who\u00a0is highly valued\u00a0at the City Ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this likely stance, United may oppose the departure of Mainoo, who is said to want a move to improve his chances of making a case for\u00a0Tuchel\u2019s\u00a0World Cup squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Red Devils are\u00a0likely to rely on their current options and then make a serious attempt to sign Anderson in the summer if they do not secure any alternatives in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ID:585902:1false2false3false: from db desktop :LenBod:collect4408:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest\u2019s latest decision puts Elliot Anderson\u2019s potential move to Manchester United in jeopardy. 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