Newcastle United have made an improved offer in the region of £55m for Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga.
Last week Forest rejected a bid from Newcastle for the winger, which Sky Sports News understands was worth around £45m.
Forest value Elanga at £60m and have no desire to sell him.
Elanga is believed to be intrigued by the project at Newcastle, while Eddie Howe sees him as a player who can significantly improve their attacking options.
Talks continue.
Newcastle’s interest in Elanga is long-standing and he is one of Howe’s top targets. They saw an offer worth a potential £50m turned down on deadline day last summer, as revealed by Sky Sports.
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Anthony Elanga runs 85 metres in a nine-second solo stunner against his former club Man Utd at the City Ground
Newcastle have been exploring other options after Forest knocked back their initial bid for the Sweden international.
These include Johan Bakayoko at PSV, Karim Adeyemi at Borussia Dortmund and Mohammed Kudus at West Ham.
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