Romano reveals three ‘factors’ Man Utd, Man City are waiting to ‘settle’ before Tonali, Anderson moves | OneFootball

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Man Utd and Man City are waiting for three “factors” to be settled before potentially making moves for Sandro Tonali and Elliot Anderson.

The Red Devils are looking to sign at least one new midfielder in the summer transfer window after failing to improve that area of their squad last year.

Casemiro has already announced he will be leaving Man Utd at the end of the season, while the Red Devils are expected to cash in on Manuel Ugarte if they receive a decent offer for the Uruguayan.

There are rumours Man City could potentially lose Rodri in the summer as Real Madrid continue to flirt with a potential move for the Spain international.

Man Utd and Man City have been linked with many of same players with Newcastle’s Tonali and Nottingham Forest’s Anderson emerging as two of both clubs’ top targets.

But Romano insists it is still too early to work out where Tonali and Anderson will end up next season but it does seem the latter is more likely to join Man City, while Man Utd are extremely interested in the Newcastle man.

“Arsenal have also made calls to be informed, and Manchester City continue to admire Tonali too, although their top target remains Elliott Anderson of Nottingham Forest.

“As I said last month, City have placed Anderson at the top of their list. Tonali is also included because Bernardo Silva is leaving, so they could sign more than one midfielder.

“At the moment, United are not planning to pay anything crazy for Tonali. If the price is right, he is a serious option, but they will not overspend. The interest from both United and City in Tonali and Anderson is real, but still at an early stage.

“There are factors still to be settled:

“So, both Manchester clubs admire the same two players, but there is still a long way to go before bids or agreements happen.”