Manchester City agree £116m fee with Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson

England midfielder eager to move to Etihad Stadium

Forest eye Lucas Bergvall as potential replacement

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign Elliot Anderson for £116m, a record for a British player.

Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, had insisted any deal for Anderson would have to eclipse the £125m Liverpool paid to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle last summer.