Elliot Anderson joined Nottingham Forest earlier this summer and made his debut yesterday in a pre-season friendly win over Chesterfield.
Anderson played the first 45 minutes and had some excellent touches as Forest went in goalless at half-time.
Newcastle sold the excellent player to Forest as they sought to keep within the Premier League’s PSR limitations.
According to Shay Given, letting Anderson leave was a mistake, and Forest may have ended up with a diamond.
Now, a report has made an intriguing claim about the transfer fee Forest paid for Anderson, which makes for fascinating reading.
How much did Nottingham Forest pay for Elliot Anderson
It was believed that Forest spent a large sum of £35 million to end Anderson’s long affiliation with Newcastle and relocate him to the East Midlands.
However, a new claim has been made in the previous 24 hours, so earlier stories may have been inaccurate.
According to the Telegraph, Forest paid only £15 million to land Anderson, which signals absurdly fantastic business.
Anderson grew up in Newcastle and broke into the first-team under Eddie Howe, who trusted him to play in the Champions League last season.
Forest are now hoping to reap the benefits of his development as a player, and it will be interesting to see what type of player he becomes under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Forest switch strategy in the transfer market.
This is a Forest that we can get behind and it would appear that the days of a scattergun approach in the transfer market are long gone.
Forest have been looking at Nikola Milenkovic of late and once again, that would also represent a positive addition.
Anderson does feel like a wonderful signing for Forest and he’s a player who has arrived with the next few years in mind.
The fact that it looks the club has only paid £15 million for a player of Premier League quality is unbelievably good business. Now, ideally, Forest can finalize their team with a few more quality players and aim to kick on in the league next season.
