Anthony Elanga: NUFC have bid of £45m rejected (Ornstein)

[RR15]

Revenge of the PIF.

[Kanj]

Our Plan B is more of that back 3 or 5 anyway which helped us topple Arsenal two times in a cup, Chelsea at home, notably and secure a trophy and CL football. 

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, Alberto2005 said:

We can't pay 60m for Elanga, that's ridiculous.

 

I said the same about Guehi. Don’t think the club will however the problem with this deal as the MG deal is the huge sell on clauses inflating the fees further. Hence why I’m against them being allowed. Just distorts the market as you end up comparing apples with pears.

[GallowgatePigeon]

47 minutes ago, toon25 said:

They want 60 mil according to their fans

 

In the immortal words of Eddie Howe: "Let's fucking give it to them"

[kingxlnc]

One thing about Elanga, he's very focused on personal development ands self-improvement, extremely hungry to be the best. That's probably what attracts Howe the most

Joelinton, Gordon, Bruno, Isak, Tonali all seem to have this aspect in spades, Anderson did too

Shelvey, Fraser and anyone not quite there were shown the door sharpish

[TRon]

13 minutes ago, KaKa said:

Newcastle's setup and style of play is more akin to Ragnick's high intensity approach. Ragnick rated Elanga highly, and he did well for him.

 

As much as there are calls for more control etc, I don't think Howe is looking at things the same way.

 

Looks to me like he's trying to get the team to be even better at what they already do. 

 

Elanga would help achieve this.

 

 

This is my take as well. Howe is very particular in the players he wants for his set up, and I tend to trust his judgement on this. He's not got much wrong when he pursues a player long term. Gordon, Livramento, Isak, Botman all spring to mind. Even Ekitike come to think of it, he never came off but now loads of top teams are trying to sign him.

 

If we've been chasing Elanga's signature for over a year there's probably a lot of thought been put into it. 

[kingxlnc]

Just now, kingxlnc said:

One thing about Elanga, he's very focused on personal development ands self-improvement, extremely hungry to be the best. That's probably what attracts Howe the most

Joelinton, Gordon, Bruno, Isak, Tonali all seem to have this aspect in spades, Anderson did too

Shelvey, Fraser and anyone not quite there were shown the door sharpish

This is worth a watch for those in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0l3hnym/premier-league-anthony-elanga-on-chasing-greatness-at-nottingham-forest

[KaKa]

14 minutes ago, Kanj said:

Our Plan B is more of that back 3 or 5 anyway which helped us topple Arsenal two times in a cup, Chelsea at home, notably and secure a trophy and CL football. 

 

Yeah, his change of plan usually involves changing the formation and moving players into different positions and roles.

 

But his underlying philosophy and approach is what it is, as is the case with most managers.

 

Don't think he's looking to change that, which is seemingly what some people would prefer.

 

 

[PCW1983]

I think the biggest shame in all of this is that we as fans have become so hung up about the price we pay for a player, it’s soul destroying. 
 

IMO, Elanga will absolutely improve the team, suits our style of play and has potential to get better too. 
 

The irony is that the football world has become obsessed with PSR and all the shite that comes with it….ive literally just finished a conversation with an Everton fan and it was pretty much the first thing he was able to talk about (their position). 
 

I hope we sign Elanga, couldn’t give a fuck how much for as I trust the club and Eddie enough to do the right thing…also, whatever the price is, it’ll be less…Forest are bullshitters of the highest order. 

[Deuce]

59 minutes ago, Roids said:

McTominay just won player of the season in Italy despite his many limitations on show in the Prem
Anthony went to Betis and looked 'renewed'
Gyokeres has scored a billion goals in Portugal and is still readily available

Sancho looked great at Dortmund but extremely regular in Prem

I say all that to say killing it in a foreign league means very little, demonstrating transferable attributes (i.e. technical ability) should be the main consideration

 

 

 

3/4 were playing for a comically inept ManU side, tbf.

[The College Dropout]

17 hours ago, buzza said:

Pedro, elanga and scalvini would elevate US to "dark horse" level, where a injury free and little bit of luck season would see us Up there competing with the "Big three"

 

 

 

Still think we'll need a body at CM.

[Novocastrian]

Is Elanga better than Madueke? I really rate him and he’s probably available a bit cheaper than Elanga.

[Novocastrian]

Maybe Chelsea would allow a ‘loan to buy’ like Hall potentially giving us a bit of breathing space.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, Novocastrian said:

Is Elanga better than Madueke? I really rate him and he’s probably available a bit cheaper than Elanga.

Hard to say, I’d say both similar quality but very different styles. Not sure Madueke is available mind. 

[Novocastrian]

Looks like Arsenal are after him now.

[Magpie]

Personalities and attitudes are poles apart aswell 

[gbandit]

Arsenal’s transfer window is completely all over the shop 

[GeordieDazzler]

Arsenal will do everything apart from buy a striker 

[Bunk Moreland]

6 minutes ago, Novocastrian said:

Looks like Arsenal are after him now.

 

Where have you seen that? 

[r0cafella]

If it's Romano saying that I wonder who paid him

[Novocastrian]

15 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

 

Where have you seen that? 

Numerous articles on line in last couple of hours.

[Bunk Moreland]

4 minutes ago, Novocastrian said:

Numerous articles on line in last couple of hours.

 

Only one I can find is from The Sun several weeks ago. Zero mention of it on Twitter either

[Kanj]

1 hour ago, KaKa said:

 

Yeah, his change of plan usually involves changing the formation and moving players into different positions and roles.

 

But his underlying philosophy and approach is what it is, as is the case with most managers.

 

Don't think he's looking to change that, which is seemingly what some people would prefer.

 

 

yep bang on, feel often our own fans want to play a different style than what we have done and also want players they prefer that fit into how they see the team playing. Right or wrong, player has to fit into the manager’s style of play. Furthermore, the obsession over this low block thing is far more exaggerated in reality given how well we’ve played overall under Eddie’s entire tenure. The best sides impose their will consistently and supplement the team with quality players to execute the plan more efficiently and expertly. Again, as I said before I’d like to see us get an attacking technician but honestly prefer that more centrally to spread it across the attack. 

[rebelrouser]

45 minutes ago, Novocastrian said:

Is Elanga better than Madueke? I really rate him and he’s probably available a bit cheaper than Elanga.

Really think we would have signed him last summer if we hadn't been so focused on Guehi.  

[TRon]

55 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Still think we'll need a body at CM.

 

 

It's about priorities. We don't have a big enough budget to sign for every position.