Aston Villa are showing an interest in Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga, according to TBR Football.
The Villans are in the market to strengthen their forward line this summer, having allowed Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio's loan spells to expire as they missed out on Champions League football for the 2025/26 season.
Now Unai Emery is looking to add more firepower to his squad, and Sweden international Elanga has emerged as someone the club are big fans of.
Aston Villa Want to Sign Elanga
Forest want more than £60m to sell
Anthony Elanga in action for Nottingham Forest
Elanga, who has been described as 'the fastest player in the Premier League', enjoyed a fine campaign for Forest last season as they qualified for European football, finishing the season with six goals and 11 assists in the top flight.
Those performances have earned him plenty of plaudits from some of the bigger clubs in the division, including Champions League outfits Newcastle United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea.
But Villa are also in the mix for the winger, although any deal is expected to cost in excess of £60m as Forest believe the former Manchester United starlet is worth more than Matheus Cunha.
Anthony Elanga Stats 2024/25
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It's believed that Elanga is more than happy at the City Ground currently and is not itching to move, but he is aware of the interest being shown in him from clubs in the Premier League.
Villa are also set to have to make a decision on the future of academy star Jacob Ramsey. The midfielder is attracting major interest from the likes of Tottenham and Arsenal this summer, and the financial situation at Villa Park means that they may be forced to sell him in order to raise funds.
Goalkeeper Emi Martinez is expected to leave the club too, while Leon Bailey has also been linked with a switch to Saudi Arabia after falling down the pecking order last season.
Emery has already added Zeipqueno Redmond to his squad on a free transfer as back-up to Ollie Watkins, but a busy summer is expected in order to strengthen the squad to get back to the Champions League.
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All statistics courtesy of WhoScored - correct as of 11/06/2025.
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