Newcastle fail with £45m Elanga bid and step up pursuit of £40m-rated Trafford

Written on Tuesday, June 24 2025
Louise Taylor

  • Nottingham Forest extremely reluctant to sell Elanga

  • Goalkeeper Trafford was also wanted by Howe last year

Newcastle have had a £45m bid for the Sweden right-winger Anthony Elanga rejected by Nottingham Forest but hope to succeed where they failed a year ago by signing the Burnley and England goalkeeper James Trafford.

Eddie Howe has long admired Elanga but, as first reported by the Athletic, Forest are extremely reluctant to sell. They also appear uninterested in a potential part-exchange deal involving the Newcastle left-winger Harvey Barnes.

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