How an accounting caveat could delay record Elliot Anderson to Manchester City transfer

How an accounting caveat could delay record Elliot Anderson to Manchester City transferEvangelos Marinakis is personally handling Anderson negotiations with Man CityForest owner has also kept manager Vitor Pereira out of the loop on transfer discussionsCity Ground officials could delay formalising any deal until July for financial year reasonsNottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is personally handling negotiations with Manchester City over Elliot Anderson and keeping other senior figures at the club in the dark, including manager Vitor Pereira.The update sheds new light on the internal dynamics at the City Ground as one of the most closely followed transfer sagas of the summer window continues to develop, with Marinakis having taken direct control of discussions over a deal that could set a new British transfer record.Manchester City submitted a second bid worth £106 million plus £15 million in bonuses for Anderson earlier this week, a proposal Marinakis regarded as unacceptable despite having reluctantly accepted that the 23-year-old’s departure will happen this summer.

Manchester City exceed £120 million with second bid for Elliot AndersonThe Forest owner is pushing for the overall fee to be paid in full, with reports suggesting he is holding out for a total package in the region of £130 million – with an upfront £110 million payment and £20 million in add-ons – to sanction a sale.Report: Marinakis keeping Forest officials & Pereira in the darkAs reported by talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs and Alex Crook,Marinakis is personally handling negotiations with City over Anderson and keeping other senior officials at the club in the dark, including Forest manager Vitor Pereira.The revelation is a notable one, suggesting the deal is being managed at the very highest level of Forest’s ownership structure with a degree of secrecy that extends even to the club’s own head coach.

Marinakis has been closely involved in Anderson’s situation throughout the summer, having been expecte