Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United! First Summer Signing CONFIRMED!

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Newcastle United have landed their first major signing of the summer! Anthony Elanga joins from Nottingham Forest for £55 million, bolstering the Magpies' right wing. What will Elanga bring to St. James' Park?   In this video, Dominic Scurr breaks down the exciting arrival of the Premier League proven winger. Elanga was a key player for Forest, and Newcastle fans will be eager to see him light up the pitch. He's expected to provide competition and potentially become a long-term starter.   The transfer fee raises eyebrows, but Elanga's potential and Premier League experience make him a promising addition. With more signings expected, Newcastle are gearing up for an exciting season. Stay tuned for more updates!   #NUFC #AnthonyElanga #NewcastleUnited #PremierLeague

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00:00Newcastle United have finally announced their first major summer signing. Anthony Alanga has

00:05joined £55 million from Nottingham Forest. I mean, he was here on Tuesday, he's done his medical on

00:12Wednesday, agreed a deal on Wednesday as well. It's now Friday evening, eight o'clock on Friday

00:18evening, Newcastle finally announced the transfer. In fact, they made us wait, wait, wait some more

00:25and then they announced a set-piece coach signing, arrival, sorry. Then they announced at eight

00:30o'clock on Friday night the arrival of Anthony Alanga. Many different reasons why that was the

00:36case, I won't bore you with, but obviously a Friday night I'm in town, so St. James's Park behind me.

00:43Benefits of a city centre location ground. So yeah, just wanted to do a quick video on the signing of

00:50Anthony Alanga. I think it's a very good signing, it's a lot of money. Of course, everyone's

00:54made a big deal of the transfer fee, I guess, but is that not the going rate for a 23-year-old

01:00Premier League proven winger who's really, he's both footed, he's got his best years ahead of him

01:06as well and he's playing for a club who have certainly punched above the weight in recent

01:10seasons in Nottingham Forest. He was a big reason why they finished seventh, were in and around the

01:15Champions League places for the majority of last season. One of the best wingers in the Premier

01:20League, the right wing anyway, in that position. So yeah, be looking forward to seeing him

01:26at St. James's Park, light up St. James's Park in black and white this time, because he's

01:30certainly impressed against Newcastle for Nottingham Forest, being a thorn in Dan Burnside,

01:35certainly. Sven Botman too. But now to get that signing, Newcastle's top target in through

01:42the door, on the right wing, bolster an area that just has been, has just not been strengthened for

01:48years really. It's actually got weaker with the sale of Miguel Almiron in January. Jacob Murphy,

01:54no disrespect to him, he's more than stepped up, he's been brilliant, he's done better numbers than

01:59Anthony Ilanga even. And to be honest, Anthony Ilanga doesn't necessarily walk into Newcastle's team,

02:05but what it does give is natural competition. Someone who will ideally only get better and

02:10really push Jacob Murphy in that first team position in the right wing and ideally come in

02:16and be Newcastle's starting right winger for years to come. He's got a very high ceiling,

02:21Anthony Ilanga, very highly rated by Eddie Howe. And look, you don't know what the future holds,

02:27but I think it's a very exciting signing and we'll look forward to seeing Anthony Ilanga

02:31at St James' Park next season. It's the first player through the door, won't be the last. Newcastle's

02:36still working on a lot of deals. It's still very early in the transfer window really when you think

02:40about it. We've had to wait a long time for this signing. It feels like a long time, but Newcastle

02:46only returned for pre-season training this week. So all in all, they haven't kicked a ball in pre-season

02:52in terms of a friendly game or even a behind closed doors friendly. So Anthony Ilanga in the grand

02:58scheme of things is a fairly early signing. He's going to get a full pre-season more or less under his belt

03:03at Newcastle, which only bodes well for new signings. And then hopefully we'll see some movement in the

03:09goalkeeper department, centre-back, striker as well. And there's been rumblings and maybe a midfielder.

03:14See what happens with Sean Longstaff first, but all in all, first one through the door, finally announced

03:20by Newcastle United. And hopefully there's more to come. You can see my reaction and also my report

03:27on the signing of Anthony Ilanga over on the shieldsgazette.com and all of the fallout

03:31potentially new surrounding new signings over on the Shields Gazette too. So thanks for

03:36watching. See you later.

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