Newcastle United remain interested in Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga after having a deadline-day bid rejected and are plotting a new offer, according to Pete O’Rourke.
The Magpies had a relatively quiet summer transfer window that saw them fail to bring in their top target in Marc Guehi, despite making an offer worth £65million to Crystal Palace in the final week of the window. That failed deal saw them switch targets and instead look to bolster their attack, with Elanga the top target, but Forest refused to sell due to the timing of the bid.
However, they have not been put off in their pursuit of the Sweden international and are prepared to make a fresh attempt in 2025 for the former Manchester United academy graduate.
After their pursuit of Guehi came to nothing, the Magpies chiefs decided to put that budget towards strengthening their attack and looked towards the City Ground to bring in Elanga.
However, despite making a bid worth a total of £50million including Paraguay international Miguel Almiron going in the opposite direction, they were met with resistance from Forest chiefs who didn’t want to lose a key player on the pitch and a popular figure in the dressing room after what they deemed to be a positive transfer window.
But according to Football Insider, Newcastle are ready to go back in with a new bid in 2025 for the winger who they deem to be a “top target” after tracking him for a long time.
