Elliot Anderson is Manchester United’s top midfield target

Manchester United have made Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson their top target for the summer transfer window, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.

Jacobs said on talkSPORT: “Elliot Anderson is the top target, but Manchester United are going to face competition from Manchester City.

“We heard some reports, I think, two or so weeks ago, that it’s a done deal with Man City. That’s not my understanding at this stage.

“Everything is quite early stage, and really people are trying to understand with Elliot Anderson, does the player camp want to start talking now, does he want to focus on keeping Nottingham Forest up, how will it influence the price if Forest go down, and then again, with the World Cup, does Elliot Anderson want to put all of this out of his mind, do the World Cup, then engage or does he want to decide on his club of preference early, then go and play the World Cup?

“And, at the moment, clubs do not have a clear answer on that.

“So, they are trying to be very respectful to the player side, which is why nothing is moving at this stage.

“Sandro Tonali and Manchester United, there is something concrete in there, but do Newcastle want to sell and for what kind of price?

“Casemiro did actually mention Bruno Guimaraes as well. I would be staggered if Newcastle sanction an exit of both Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes, and they might put their foot down and say neither player can leave.”