'Kings of Manchester': Elliot Anderson hails City after headline £116m transfer

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] confirmed Thursday the England midfielder had signed a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium with the option of a further 12 months.[/p][p]The deal was agreed earlier this month but finalised this week following the player's return from the World Cup.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Anderson[/a] said he was "over the moon" to be signing for "one of the biggest clubs in the world", with the 23-year-old adding: [b]"I can't wait to play for this club. It's a club built to win trophies and compete at the very top of the game. That is exciting for any footballer.[/b][/p][p][b]"I think they're winners, they're relentless, and that's the sort of team I want to be a part of. Over the last 10, 12 years, they've dominated, so that's why I wanted to join."[/b][/p][embed guid="43bf97f5-0a75-4b79-b726-9b1b91f94d64" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2080329325778182241?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Anderson said he was already looking forward to appearing in the Manchester derby, with City facing arch-rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] at Old Trafford on September 13th.[/p][p][b]"It's one of the biggest derbies in the world and for as long as I've known Manchester, City have been the kings of Manchester. It'll be a great fixture and I can't wait to be involved in something like that."[/b][/p][p]Anderson came through the youth ranks at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a], making 55 first-team appearances for his boyhood club, before signing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Forest[/a] in a £35 million move two years ago and playing 92 times for the Midlands side.[/p][p]He earned his first England call-up last season and soon established himself as a key member of Thomas Tuchel's side that finished in third place at the World Cup.[/p][embed guid="7c5f0b9a-060b-4823-a336-469f0367a0bc" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2080323353257095313?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I'm only 23, so I've got plenty of time to get to my best levels," [/b]said Anderson. [b]"I'm definitely not there yet and there's more to come from me.[/b][/p][p][b]"I think I bring a bit of everything. I bring quality, I bring physicality, energy. I'd like to think I'd get the fans excited, get them off their feet and bring energy to the team."[/b][/p][p]Anderson will link up with new manager Enzo Maresca's squad for pre-season training next month, with City's director of football, Hugo Viana, saying: [b]"Elliot is one of the outstanding young midfield talents in world football. We feel he can become a complete midfielder."[/b][/p][p]Anderson's move came just days after fellow England midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] for a reported £117 million - a fee that smashed the transfer record for a British player.[/p]