Keith Wyness: This is how Evangelos Marinakis can get £100m for Nottingham Forest star
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Nottingham Forest: ‘This is how Evangelos Marinakis can get Man City to pay £100m for Elliot Anderson’ Mon 20 April 2026 8:15, UK Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis could accept a £90million bid from Manchester City for Elliot Anderson.That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking to Football Insider, as Pep Guardiola looks to seal a deal for Anderson before he heads off to the World Cup.Marinakis will take charge of negotiations for clubs wanting to sign Anderson, with the midfielder expected to leave the City Ground this summer.Anderson could be a replacement for Bernardo Silva in Man City’s midfield, with the 31-year-old having already confirmed he will leave the Etihad at the end of the season.Nottingham Forest could have a difficult summer window, with the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo also expected to be pursued by rival clubs in the market. 🔄 Nottingham Forest Transfer Update 🔄 Breaking news on signings, departures, and contract news from the Nottingham Forest boardroom. VISIT THE FOREST TRANSFER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Man City bidding to get Elliot Anderson deal done earlyEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes Marinakis could be taking a “risk” not accepting a £90m bid before the World Cup.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks it is “good” for Nottingham Forest that Marinakis is getting involved in transfer deals.Minutes Played2,864Successful Passes86%Chances Created48Big Chances Created6Duels Won54.8%Elliot Anderson’s 2025-26 Premier League stats at Nottingham Forest.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “With the World Cup coming up, I tip Elliot Anderson to be one of the stars of the World Cup for England, and his valuation will go up.
“This is where Marinakis has got to decide himself, and I think this is why he’s got involved. It is because he’s got to decide right now.
“Marinakis has got to be the one that takes that risk about deciding whether he takes that or whether he’s going to wait until after the World Cup and get to maybe £100m. “Marinakis is a smart business guy, and I think he would take the £90m right now ahead of time, and that’s why he’s taking control, because he wants to be the one that weighs up the risk.