Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga is firmly on Arsenal’s radar this summer, TBR Football can exclusively reveal.
Anthony Elanga just enjoyed a stunning season for Nottingham Forest, scoring six goals and providing 12 assists in a campaign which saw the club qualify for European football.
And those performances haven’t gone unnoticed across the Premier League, with Arsenal now keeping tabs on the 23-year-old.
So far this summer, Newcastle United have had an opening offer of around £45m rejected for Elanga.
Forest are insisting that their star attacker is not for sale — even if internal sources have confessed that the club value the former Manchester United winger at over £60m.
Anthony Elanga has been on Arsenal’s radar all summer
That being said, TBR Football can reveal that Elanga has been on the radar of Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa this summer.
Chief correspondent Graeme Bailey understands that Elanga’s camp have had contact with other clubs, aside from just Newcastle.
Anthony Elanga during the Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United
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In terms of Arsenal, sporting director Andrea Berta has been doing work on all of Rodrygo, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke and Mohammed Kudus.
But it’s understood that Elanga is also someone who Arsenal appreciate, even if the club have not made any moves thus far.
Likewise, the same is true of Chelsea, who have already agreed deals to sign Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro from Borussia Dortmund and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively.
Chelsea are still believed to be in the market for another wide player, especially given that they are ready to move on Christopher Nkunku and Madueke.
Tottenham could rival Arsenal to Anthony Elanga
Right now, Tottenham are pushing to sign Kudus from West Ham United, a player who is on Arsenal’s shortlist too.
But Elanga is also admired in N17, one of a number of players on Daniel Levy’s radar right now.
Likewise, TBR Football also understands that Unai Emery’s Villa side are keeping a close eye on Elanga’s situation.
Villa missed out on Alex Baena last month and are therefore still in the market for a wide player.
Emery’s team decided not to pursue a permanent deal for Marcus Rashford from Man United despite his impressive loan spell at Villa Park.
And Villa are ready to sell Leon Bailey this summer as they look to refresh their squad.
There’s a lot of moving pieces for several top Premier League sides right now, and following Arsenal’s previous interest in Jacob Ramsey, the midfielder’s long-term future remains unknown.