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Elliot Anderson is a Manchester City player, and the price tag tells you everything about how highly they rate him. The Newcastle academy product, who flourished at Nottingham Forest, has made the move to the Etihad in a deal worth one hundred and sixteen million pounds — a club record. Anderson called it a dream come true, and at City, he'll have every chance to prove he's worth every penny.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are scrambling at the back after William Saliba suffered a back injury during France's World Cup semi-final loss to Spain. The Gunners are now reportedly chasing both John Stones and Ezri Konsa to fill the void left by their most reliable defender. Losing Saliba for an extended stretch is not a minor inconvenience — it's a genuine crisis for Mikel Arteta's title ambitions.
And over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea are closing in on Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix, with the Frenchman set to undergo a medical ahead of a fifty-five million pound switch. The twenty-six-year-old would sign through two thousand and thirty-two, giving Chelsea some much-needed defensive stability as the new season approaches fast.
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