Nottingham Forest landed Elliot Anderson earlier this summer and yesterday he made his debut during a pre-season friendly win over Chesterfield.
Anderson played the opening 45 minutes and made some classy touches as Forest went in goalless at the half-time interval.
The talented player was sold to Forest by Newcastle amid their battle to stay within the PSR parameters set by the Premier League.
Letting Anderson go was a mistake according to Shay Given and ultimately Forest might have got themselves a gem.
Now, a report has made an intriguing claim about the transfer fee that Forest paid for Anderson – and it makes for exciting reading.
How much Nottingham Forest paid for Elliot Anderson
It was claimed that Forest had paid a sizeable £35 million sum to end Anderson’s long association with Newcastle and bring him to the East Midlands.
However, those reports might have been wide of the mark with a new claim being made in the last 24 hours.
The Telegraph now claims that Forest have paid just £15 million to land Anderson and that represents ridiculously good business.
Anderson grew up at Newcastle and burst onto the first-team scene under Eddie Howe who trusted him to play in the Champions League last season.
Now, Forest are hoping to reap the rewards of his progression as a player and it will be fascinating to see what sort of player he becomes under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Forest switch strategy in transfer market
This is a Forest that we can get behind and it would appear that the days of a scattergun approach in the transfer market are long gone.
Forest have been looking at Nikola Milenkovic of late and once again, that would also represent a positive addition.
Anderson does feel like a wonderful signing for Forest and he’s a player who has arrived with the next few years in mind.
The fact that it seems the club has only paid £15 million for a player with Premier League quality is ridiculously good business.
Now, hopefully, Forest can finalise their squad with a few more quality additions and aim to kick on in the league next season.