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Former City defender and Sky Sports pundit Danny Mills has weighed in on the club’s reported pursuit of Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, suggesting the young Englishman’s arrival could threaten Rodri’s place in the starting lineup.
The Anderson question
Anderson has emerged as a primary target for City ahead of the summer 2026 transfer window. Speculative transfer fees have ranged wildly, from £60-70 million at the conservative end to north of £100 million, with one estimate ballooning to $153 million.
Mills has stated that Anderson is “way off” being among the world’s elite midfielders. Rodri has just one year remaining on his contract at City, which in transfer economics means the club’s leverage is evaporating by the week.
Complementary or competitive?
Jamie Carragher has taken a different view entirely, arguing that Anderson and Rodri could form a formidable midfield partnership rather than one necessarily displacing the other.
What this means for investors and the transfer market
Interest in Anderson reportedly surged in June 2026, with discussions linking him to a potential move alongside Sandro Tonali as part of a broader midfield overhaul.
If City do pay in the £60-70 million range, it would represent a significant but not unprecedented fee for a homegrown English midfielder. If the price creeps toward the $153 million figure that’s been floated at the extreme end, it would represent one of the largest midfield transfers in football history.
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