Newcastle United make increased offer for Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga – Lee Ryder

Last week, Newcastle United had a £45 million bid for Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga rejected with no counter-offer coming back from the Tricky Trees.

Anthony Elanga is a long-term target for Newcastle, with Eddie Howe a huge admirer of the 23-year-old Sweden international.

The Magpies reportedly offered Forest £50 million for him last summer on deadline day, which was dismissed, and now, less than a year on, Newcastle are trying again.

After having their initial bid rejected, The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder is now claiming that the Magpies have submitted an improved offer.Newcastle have now made a £50 million bid for Anthony Elanga

While Keith Downie said he expected movement from Newcastle on the Elanga front in his video on YouTube yesterday, Lee Ryder has now gone one further and reported that Newcastle have submitted a £50 million bid today.

Ryder says that the bid will also include add-ons, which we assume means on top of the £50 million rather than making up the £50 million.

Nottingham Forest will owe 20% of whatever fee they receive to Manchester United as part of a sell-on clause, so that, combined with Nuno Espirito-Santo’s desire to keep Elanga at the club, could prove tricky.This improved bid marks the start of the post-Paul Mitchell era at Newcastle after the sporting director officially left his position yesterday.

It would be amusing if this initial bid were accepted and Newcastle got the deal done right after Mitchell left, but in all honesty, we expect that Forest will knock this bid back, too.

Hopefully, though, this time it will start a dialogue over what it will take to get a deal done.