Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga has expressed his joy at being a part of the club. During the summer transfer window, the player swapped Manchester United for the City Ground in a £15 million deal.

The Sweden international is currently on national team duty. He came off the bench as a substitute against Moldova last week, helping Sweden to a 3-1 victory.

Tonight, Elanga will be hoping for more playing time for his country. He will face his Forest teammate Orel Mangala, and the Swedes could use a win in their quest to qualify for Euro 2024.

Elanga delighted to be at Forest

The Swedes are eager to watch how Elanga performs at the club after joining from Manchester United. He was questioned by Fotbollskanalen last week about his summer departure from Old Trafford.

Elanga has stated that he is now content at Forest and claims to have spoken with Steve Cooper prior to the move. “It’s been perfect,” he said. I spoke with the leaders before coming here. I understand what the leaders want and how to play the game. Everything about the project and its surroundings is ideal for me. We have only played eight games so far this season. We’ve won a few games, and I’ve scored goals and assisted on others. So I can’t complain about the season’s start.

“Now it’s just a matter of keeping up the good work.” The difference isn’t that significant. We started the league well, winning some games, drawing some, and losing some. However, it is a good team, a nice city, and a decent group of players. The season is long, and hopefully we will have a successful season.”

Elanga can thrive at the City Ground

Regular game time was undoubtedly a factor in Elanga’s decision to quit United. He should get more playing time at Forest, despite having just started two Premier League games this season.

But his time will come. Elanga has raw pace, is direct, and appears capable of contributing both goals and assists throughout the course of the 2023/24 season.

Elanga seemed to be an appropriate character to have in the Forest dressing room. Furthermore, having been declared surplus to requirements at United, he will arrive at Forest with a point to prove.