Why Premier League fans are fuming after Newcastle and Nottingham Forest agree Anderson deal

Jacque Talbot

Updated: 30 Jun 2024 13:25 BST
8 min read

Premier League supporters have voiced their displeasure upon learning that Elliot Anderson is set to join Nottingham Forest from Newcastle.

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The Magpies have been trying to secure a deal for some of their homegrown talent in order to abide by PSR. If they did not make a certain net profit by July 1 the club would be dealt a possible points deduction.

To avoid such a sanction, Newcastle sold some of their home-grown talent, with Yankuba Minteh heading to Brighton for £33m - while, today a deal was sealed between Forest and the club for 21-year-old Anderson, who heading for a medical at the City Ground over a proposed £35m deal.

But fans are not happy with the deal, saying that it is a ‘loophole’ to avoid PSR and the price appears too inflamed - some have even called the deal ‘dodgy’.

FootballTransfers’ Estimated Transfer Value algorithm (ETV) ranks Anderson at €8.6m, which makes the offer hugely above market value.

Furthermore, Forest goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos appears to be heading the other way, to St James’ Park.

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Premier League fans rage over Anderson deal

For comparison, we paid that for Alexis Mac Allister.

Games gone🙃 https://t.co/6AvnwiYZn7
— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) June 30, 2024

Newcastle selling squad player Elliot Anderson for >£30m and Minteh who has never played in a top league for >£30m.

Their values combined are less than £30m.

It’s about as dodgy as it gets. https://t.co/KH2kFKxee1
— Steven (@SCopping117) June 30, 2024

£35m AND a player for Elliot Anderson 😂

These PSR deals are insane. https://t.co/AAYXYF9vK1
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) June 30, 2024

Remember when Villa were accused of over inflating prices to get around PSR?

Elliot Anderson to Forest for £35m

Vlachodimos to Newcastle for £25m.

Wonder where the accusations are over this deal 😅
— billy (@avbiIly) June 30, 2024

Ahh mate that Elliot Anderson deal is as dodgy as they come
— Elliot (@Ifcelliot) June 30, 2024

This whole PSR shit is insane. Manufactured deals to meet guidelines. It’s just dodgy and not good for the players either. Dobbin to Villa where he’s not gonna get minutes same with Kellyman to Chelsea. 35m for Anderson etc. dodgy as fuck https://t.co/98djO3XBdS
— Cam (@_RGRZ) June 30, 2024