Manchester City are ready to hijack Tottenham's move for Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, 26, despite having already agreed to sign 23-year-old England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.

Elliot Anderson is edging closer to a British record move to Manchester City with further talks planned in the next 24 hours

If England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, joins Manchester City it could spark a domino effect, with Nottingham Forest signing 26-year-old Italy midfielder Davide Frattesi from Inter Milan, who in turn will look to complete a deal for Liverpool's England midfielder Curtis Jones, 25.

Manchester City have made an offer to Nottingham Forest worth up to £120m for midfielder Elliot Anderson

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is willing to satisfy the wage demands of Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, in order to bring him to Manchester United.