€140m bid for Elliot Anderson
Manchester City have tabled a €140 million offer for Elliot Anderson, the Newcastle midfielder (1) (3). That would be a club-record fee, the kind of number that resets the market. Anderson, 23, has been one of the Premier League's most complete midfielders and City want him to anchor the Maresca era. No word yet on whether Newcastle are willing to sell.
Real Madrid circling Ruben Dias, but City holding firm
Real Madrid are hunting centre-backs and Ruben Dias is on their list (2). The Spanish club have also looked at Alessandro Bastoni and Nico Schlotterbeck, but Dias is the name that keeps surfacing. City are not budging. Maresca reportedly wants Dias as the new captain and that armband might be what keeps him in Manchester.
Fan reactions
A laid-back day on the City subreddit. One fan is running a poll asking who the bigger club legend is, while another thread highlights reports that City are tracking Ayyoub Bouaddi as a long-term midfield prospect. That poll is here.
