Ellanga transfer insider: Has reached a private agreement with Eddie Howe

Newcastle United finally reached an agreement on the deal to introduce Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Ellangar, which also brought an end to this long transfer "serial". The deal failed to be completed in 2024, but now in 2025, coach Eddie Howe looks like he has finally gotten his favorite.

Anthony Ellanga has been Newcastle United's number one signing target for some time, and the Magpie has made many attempts for him in the past 12 months. Newcastle's recent offer of £45 million was rejected. But their latest offer worth £52 million plus floating terms has been accepted by the other party.

On Sunday evening, Newcastle's deal to introduce Ellanga was once described as "complex". However, this is far from the case now. The 23-year-old Swedish international will soon be part of the Magpies and meet with his two friends on the Tyne - Alexander Isaac and William Osula.

Many Newcastle fans should probably thank Osura for the conclusion of this deal. His friendship with Elanga, and the recent meeting between the two, may be the main driver behind the deal. As Ellanga prepares for a medical check-up later this week, a new report also revealed that coach Hao and the winger had reached an agreement on one thing in private before the transfer.

Eddie Howe and Anthony Ellanga agreed on the players' promotion in Newcastle

The fans became anxious because the team did not move after the summer window opened. But coach Hao and his recruiting team have been working hard behind the scenes to try to complete the deal. Now, they finally did it. Ellanda will soon be a Newcastle player and form part of the team's attacking trio that is enough to destroy opponents.

Elan and the Premier League have performed very well in the season, contributing 6 goals and 11 assists. These data are similar to the report card submitted by Jacob Murphy on the team. But Ellanda will be able to provide the team with faster speeds than the 30-year-old English native.

According to media reports, Elanga himself is very excited about the prospect of working with coach Hao. And both sides have recognized how progress he can make under the guidance of the 47-year-old head coach and Newcastle coaching team.

Howe had hoped to sign at least one new player before the preseason starts, which failed to happen. But he will undoubtedly be happy that a new player will come to the club in time before the team's first friendly game against the Celtics next week.

Why did Newcastle's deal to introduce Ellanda took so long?

It was revealed that Newcastle had sought to buy Ellanda at the transfer window in January, but the Forests wanted to add Murphy to the deal at the time. Hao quickly stopped the deal, and now he will have these two wingers in his club.

Newcastle had a disappointing June before finalizing the deal for Elanga. They saw Brian Mbemo put forward a ridiculous salary requirement, and also saw Joao Pedro rejecting them and choosing Chelsea. But Elanga's situation is completely different, and he seems to be impatient to play for the "Magpie".

In the same media report, it was revealed that the previous quotation of 55 million British GLISH was not the fundamental reason for the stagnation of the transaction or the inability to reach a personal agreement for the player. In fact, the problem lies with the Swedish international, who changed his broker halfway through the transaction.

A new group of middlemen once put the deal in doubt last weekend. However, the intervention of another middleman was considered a turning point in the transaction and ultimately helped the transaction be completed.

Elanga is currently in Portugal, but is expected to undergo a medical examination in the coming days.

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