Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterNewcastle United will seek to freshen up their squad during the summer transfer window and there could be some painful separations ahead, according to reports.Magpies midfielders Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes are immensely popular on Tyneside but both are expected to be in demand. With Newcastle in need of a rejuvenation and clubs incentivised by financial restrictions to increase squad turnover, there could be moves afoot.If either or both swap the Premier League for Europe, Newcastle's recruitment decision-makers could have a nifty trick up their sleeves.Article continues below You may like Arsenal move for Sandro Tonali edges closer, following Newcastle United replacement bombshell: report Newcastle United need to start worrying about Sandro Tonali as transfer deadline mischief teases long goodbye Newcastle United issue official response to Sandro Tonali Arsenal transfer Newcastle ready to break the bank to secure an old favourite, according to a reportTwo seasons after leaving Newcastle to join Nottingham Forest in a transfer understood to be motivated to a large degree by the aforementioned financial restrictions, England international midfield Elliot Anderson is reportedly in the frame for a return to his boyhood club."Sources indicate that if Newcastle were to lose either player, contingency plans are already being discussed internally and Andersons name has been mentioned as a potential replacement option," reports Graeme Bailey for TEAMtalk.A post shared by Elliot Anderson (@elliotandersonn)A photo posted by on "The Magpies are bracing themselves for significant interest in their squad during the upcoming transfer window, with both Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali attracting attention from top clubs across Europe"The Nottingham Forest and England ace is now valued up towards the �90m-�100m range. A move to Newcastle for anywhere close to that sum would smash the clubs all-time transfer record, which was set by Nick Woltemade (�69.3m) last summer."Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Anderson was sold to Forest as a promising prospect in the summer of 2024, having made a total of 44 Premier League appearances for the Magpies. He signed on for five years and netted Newcastle a reported fee in the region of �35 million.He has emerged as an elite talent, winning a handful of senior England caps and becoming one of the most highly regarded English midfielders in the top flight.Anderson is expected to feature heavily at the World Cup under Thomas Tuchel but his club future is further muddied by Forest's uncertain league status.Forest are now fighting for their Premier League survival under Vitor Pereira, their fourth manager of the 2025-26 season.They're currently outside the relegation zone, sitting in 17th thanks to their superior goal difference over West Ham United.On Thursday, they'll need to overcome a one-goal deficit against Midtjylland to remain in the Europa League. Elliot's destiny might not be changed by success in the relegation battle or Europe's secondary competition, but failure in the former would work in favour of a homecoming.TOPICSBruno GuimaraesSandro TonaliElliot AndersonNewcastle UnitedPremier LeagueChris NeeChris is a Warwickshire-based freelance writer, Editor-in-Chief of AVillaFan.com, author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Northern Premier League Midlands Division club Coventry Sphinx.
