Newcastle United star Alexander Isak will be delighted as the club relaunch their interest in Anthony Elanga.
Elanga was the subject of a failed bid from Newcastle United in the summer of 2024. He ultimately remained at Nottingham Forest and played a starring role as they qualified for the Conference League.
Isak plays alongside Elanga for Sweden. In fact, Isak spoke to Elanga about a move to Newcastle, such was his desire to see his compatriot move to Tyneside.
Newcastle want to sign a new forward this summer and have taken their first step towards finally landing the 23-year-old.
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Newcastle United make move to sign Anthony Elanga
According to The Daily Mail, Newcastle have made an enquiry to Forest over a potential move for the former Manchester United youngster.
Discussions are at an early stage, but Forest are set to demand a significant fee for the player, who still has three years to run on his contract.
Forest are ready to ask for more than £50million for Elanga, which would make him one of Newcastle’s most expensive ever players.
Eddie Howe is thought to be a huge fan of Elanga’s, however, and talks are underway.
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Anthony Elanga stats for Nottingham Forest
Newcastle need attacking depth, there’s little doubt about that.
While Jacob Murphy was brilliant for Newcastle during the 2024/25 season, he cannot be expected to play every game next season – particularly with the added strain of the Champions League campaign to come.
Elanga did not register the same number of goal involvements as Murphy but his averages in other key attacking metrics compare well to the Newcastle star.
Stat Jacob Murphy Anthony Elanga
Goals 8 6
Assists 12 11
Key passes/90 1.2 1.3
Shots/90 1.2 1.2
Dribbles/90 1 0.7
Jacob Murphy stats compared to Anthony Elanga, stats via WhoScored
Shortlisted for the Premier League’s Young Player of the Season Award after a brilliant season at the City Ground, he’d be a statement signing.
Having chased him for almost a year now, perhaps the saga will be coming to a positive end.