Newcastle United will not sit back on their laurels after completing the £55m deal to sign Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest. Magpies fans have had to wait until the sixth week of the summer transfer window for the first major deal, but are now hopeful for more positive news ahead of the pre-season schedule.

Elanga’s standout attribute is his frightening physicality, with the Swede undoubtedly one of the fastest footballers on the planet – as seen in the days leading up to his transfer, when the winger was recorded running a 100m sprint in just 10.93 seconds, with a top speed of 39.7km/h (24.7 mph).

What Eddie Howe likes most about Anthony Elanga, how close the deal came to collapsing and what Newcastle and Forest plan to do next