Anthony Elanga left Manchester United two years ago but Manchester United could still profit from his success
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim speaks to the media
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim will be looking to bring in new players this summer
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Manchester United could benefit from a sell-on clause they inserted in the deal to sell Anthony Elanga to Nottingham Forest two years ago as the forward continues to be linked with a mega-money move to Newcastle United.
The 23-year-old left United in 2023 to join the East Midlands outfit and has gone from strength to strength at the City Ground.
In the 2024/25 season, the Swede scored six goals and laid on four assists as Forest secured European qualification for the first time since the 1994/1995 campaign.
Sadly for Forest, though, Mail Sport reports that Newcastle United have been keeping a close eye on Elanga's development and on Friday made an enquiry about his availability this summer.
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The report claims that the Magpies, who secured Champions League qualification via a fifth-place finish in the Premier League this season, are now "pursuing a move" for the winger, who Forest value at "upwards" of £50m.
If Forest were to part ways with Elanga this summer, it would represent a healthy bit of profit after they signed the Sweden international for less than £20m less than two years ago.
If he is sold, some of the transfer fee would be owed to United after the Reds inserted a sell-on clause in the deal that took him to the City Ground in August 2023.
As it stands, the terms of the sell-on clause have not been revealed. However, clubs are typically only entitled to a share of the profits, rather than the overall fee.
In this case, it means if Elanga were to be sold for £50m, which is not beyond the realms of possibility, as he has three years remaining on his current deal, then United would be entitled to a slice of the roughly £30m.
It might only prove to be a minuscule fee, somewhere in the region of £3m-£6m, but as Ruben Amorim looks set to overhaul the side that so desperately underachieved this season, every penny will count.
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