It has clearly been a period of huge change for Elanga on and off the field.
As well as joining a new club, the 23-year-old recently became a father for the first time.
It was the proudest moment of his life.
“Bringing Blair into this world and raising her here, it’s probably the best feeling ever,” he said.
“She’s a little Geordie who’s going to be raised in Newcastle. She’s going to have the accent as well, which is nice.
“I just can’t wait for her to be walking around and touching the football, hearing her talk, having her integrate with other kids here in Newcastle. It’s hard to describe. I wouldn’t change that feeling for the world.”
Blair’s arrival has clearly given Elanga added perspective.
It has taken the Swede – like so many before him – a little while to adapt to the intensity, structure and detail of life under Eddie Howe.
Not least during a relentless fixture schedule, where there has been little time to physically train in recent months.
Following one or two groans from the terraces, it got to the point last month where Howe said that Elanga needed to feel “safe” at St James’ Park and “free to express himself”.
The supporters responded by singing Elanga’s name and encouraging him during a brief cameo against PSV Eindhoven just a few days later.
They did so once again after he scored his first goal for the club versus Manchester City earlier this month, and after he was substituted during the victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday night.
No wonder Elanga took his time to come off the field after he saw his number go up.
“I made sure to walk even slower,” he smiled. “If I could have stayed there, I would have.”
It was a night where Howe received the biggest ovation of all from the away end.
The Newcastle head coach previously admitted he was not doing his job “well enough” following a bruising 3-2 defeat against Brentford last week.
It led to a lot of soul searching behind the scenes, and the players knew they had to step up.
“We always want to fight for the gaffer because we know what he has done for each and every single one of us as players,” Elanga said. “I’ve been here for seven months, but I’ve felt like he’s improved me so much.
“There are things people don’t see on the training ground, but he’s helped me so much it’s unbelievable. He was one of the reasons I wanted to come here because I knew he would improve me as a player.
“Going on the pitch, we always want to fight for him, even more so that game against Tottenham. Yes, we did that but can we do it again, again and again?”
