‘I feel healthy, 120 per cent’ Newcastle United star gives update on comeback from injury

Newcastle United star Anthony Elanga has given an update on his comeback from injury.

The winger picked up an injury back in September during a Newcastle United training session and has now revealed to media in Sweden: “It was an injury that was a little difficult to identify, it was in the groin, but I came back faster than anyone thought.”

It was just ahead of kick-off on 14 September 2026 away against Leeds at Elland Road that we found out Anthony Elanga had picked up a mystery injury.

Elanga having helped United to an excellent start to the season with three wins and two draws in the opening five games, with the Sweden star scoring in the Premier League matches against both Liverpool and Tottenham.

A ridiculous number of injuries for Matthias Jaissle to cope with so early in the season, as days after that defeat at Leeds, the Newcastle United boss had nine players ruled out for the Hull match which United won 2-1.

There was talk of Anthony Elanga potentially missing a large part of the season but instead he only two more matches after that Hull one.

A day less than six weeks after missing the Leeds match, Elanga playing the final 13 minutes of the win at Palace, then the second half at Everton in the Carabao Cup, first 76 minutes at home to Everton in the Premier League, last five minutes at Fulham.

Anthony Elanga telling Fotbollskanalen: “I took care of myself very well. I ate well, I rest well. The medical team at my club team was very good with me and the cooperation with my own team that I work with off the pitch [was good]. It was a strange injury and I’m just happy to be back.”

Anthony Elanga asked if he is still feeling the injury today: “Nothing. I now feel healthy, 120 per cent. I’m back now and…it is about getting into the same momentum that I had at the start of the season. Now I’m happy to be here, back with the national team, and building on that momentum.”

Anthony Elanga missed the Nations League matches in the last international window with Sweden but is now part of the squad that will face Bosnia-Herzegovina and Poland.