Arsenal join Chelsea & Man Utd in race for Elliot Anderson

Arsenal are ready to battle it out with Chelsea and Manchester United to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, according to Fichajes.net.

The Gunners strengthened their midfield department last summer with the signings of Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard from Real Sociedad and Brentford respectively.

However, the latter will be 32 before next season and reports claim that the Gunners may want a strong competitor in their ranks during next summer's transfer window.

The Blues and Red Devils are already weighing up bids for Anderson, but they are poised to face competition from the Gunners for the former Newcastle United man.

Forest reportedly value him in the region of £100 million, but journalist Ben Jacobs recently said that he could be prised away for a package between £70-80m.

The Tricky Trees have no plans to do business in January and they are expected to wait until the end of the campaign before assessing bids for their prized asset.