Forest have no intention of selling Elanga
Nottingham Forest do not want to sell Anthony Elanga.The winger has become a key man at the City Ground and Forest have rejected an offer, reportedly worth £45m, from Newcastle.The Magpies have admired the 23-year-old for a while and tried to bring him to St James' Park last summer.Yet Forest are prepared to stand firm and want to keep their big players ahead of returning to Europe next season after sealing a Europa Conference League play-off spot.Elanga played in every one of Forest's Premier League games last season, making 31 starts and scoring six times as Nuno Espirito Santo's side finished seventh.He joined for £15m from Manchester United in 2023 and has made 82 appearances for Forest, scoring 11 goals.
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