Finance Expert: Newcastle agreed ‘terrible deal’ with Nottingham Forest amid PSR uncertainty

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VISIT THE NEWCASTLE FINANCE HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Why Elliot Anderson deal has proved to be ‘disaster’ for NewcastleAnderson is Man City’s number-one target heading into the summer transfer window, with any potential deal expected to be worth around £80m. Meanwhile, Newcastle find themselves in a position where they need to sell a player again, but it’s believed they could have to cash in on one of their major stars.

Elliot AndersonStatsAppearances42Starts38Goals2Assists3Yellow cards9Red cards1Elliot Anderson’s stats for Nottingham Forest this seasonSpeaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson discussed Newcastle’s options to sell players and the previous deal they agreed for Anderson. “They’re not a club that’s got obvious young players where they can make a big profit,” said Borson.

They had to do a deal and Forest were there. “That’s why Arsenal probably feel that they may be able to buy this summer if they can get a decent fee in for Lewis-Skelly and for Nwaneri because those players don’t need to go for £60m.