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Newcastle midfielder Elliot Anderson is set to join Nottingham Forest in a deal worth £35million with a player to come in the opposite direction, Mail Sport understands.
Anderson, 21, is expected to join Forest on a permanent deal after the two clubs held talks in recent days and a medical may now follow.
St James’ Park figures have been battling to avoid a Premier League points deduction for failing to comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules and they need to offload before tonight’s accounting period deadline.
Fears they would have to reluctantly sell Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon were effectively allayed after a bid of around £33million from Brighton for Yankuba Minteh was accepted – and Anderson is also now poised to leave the club.
The name of the player who will swap the City Ground for Tyneside is not yet known.
As first reported by Mail Sport, Anderson was discussed in negotiations with Forest and Minteh was also offered to the club before Brighton emerged as frontrunners.
Newcastle held talks with Liverpool over a shock deal for Gordon while Chelsea enquired about Isak, both exclusively revealed by Mail Sport.
The club’s hierarchy and boss Eddie Howe did not want to lose either player but there was an acceptance that they needed to trade to avoid a points deduction.
A breach of PSR restrictions would likely have seen them docked 10 points.
Both forwards now appear set to remain at Newcastle, however, with Minteh and Anderson to leave for substantial figures and a combined total of almost £70m.
More to follow.
