Nottingham Forest are bracing themselves for further contact from Newcastle United in January following a late surge of summer interest in wideman Anthony Elanga.
The ex-Manchester United star was the subject of a reported £35m bid from the Magpies in the waning hours of transfer deadline day, but Nottingham Forest turned down the offer and kept the 22-year-old at the City Ground.
The Tyneside club have worked closely with Nottingham Forest in recent transfer windows, with homegrown midfielder Elliot Andersonheading from St James’ Park to the City Ground and Greek international goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos going in the other direction. The move helped alleviate any concerns surrounding profit and sustainability (PSR) at a time where both clubs were seemingly at risk of breaking the rules.
However, as displayed by Newcastle’s failed pursuits of both Elanga and Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace, the Magpies are now once again in the market to sign reinforcements and based on recent performances the right side of attack has continuously been earmarked as a position that needs to be strengthened. As it stands, the Magpies have both Miguel Almiron and Jacob Murphy on the right side. The pair between them managed just six goals and eight assists, which are numbers Elanga almost matched on his own with five goals and nine assists in a struggling side.
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