Elanga was born in Malmo, Sweden, where his father Joseph played as a defender. Anthony played for Elfsborg as a child, but when the family moved to Manchester in 2013, he was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United. He signed for the latter and progressed through the academy to make his senior debut in May 2021, aged 19.

Elanga was born in the Hyllie ward of Malmö on 27 April, 2002 when his father Joseph, who represented Cameroon at the 1998 World Cup finals in France, was playing for Sweden's most successful

Anthony Elanga has completed a move from Nottingham Forest to Newcastle for a reported 55 million pounds ($74 million).