While many were partying late into the night, Nottingham Forest duo Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White hit the ski slopes to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Two days after Forest’s 2-0 win over Everton – where Gibbs-White scored and Elanga picked up an assist – the duo were snapped at a plush resort with their girlfriends.
Gibbs-White’s partner, Britney De Villiers, shared a picture of the Forest stars – with grins across their faces – sat at a bench atop a mountain on her Instagram story.
She also shared a group picture where the duo posed again, with Elanga joined by his girlfriend China Navana, with the caption: ‘NYE with the best people’.
Neither of the Forest stars – who have been integral to the side’s success in the league this season – will have risked injury by skiing on the trip.
Both players have played a key role in Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side sitting second in the Premier League table, just eight points behind leaders Liverpool.
Anthony Elanga (left) and Morgan Gibbs-White (right) hit the slopes to celebrate the new year
Gibbs-White’s partner Britney De Villiers shared photos of the trip on social media
The duo have played a major role in Nottingham Forest sitting second in the league table
So similar are the duo both on and off the pitch that Gibbs-White and Elanga both have three goals and three assists each in the league campaign thus far.
With 16 teams in action on Boxing Day and the other four playing on December 27, most Premier League stars will have had to take it easy on Christmas Day.
But New Year’s Eve perhaps provided an opportunity for some players to let their hair down as 18 of the 20 Premier League teams do not have a fixture until January 4.
Meanwhile, most LaLiga teams are currently without a game until January 11, while the hoards of stars in Saudi Arabia are also enjoying an extended break.
On New Year’s Eve Marcus Rashford uploaded a photo of himself sat on a sofa, with a framed Manchester United shirt on the wall behind him.
Rashford captioned the image with the words: ‘Happy New Years. May 2025 bring you all happiness’.
The 27-year-old has been left out of the United squad by manager Ruben Amorim for four of the last five games, despite being physically fit to play. He was an unused sub on Monday night when United were beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle.
Rashford has spent his entire club career to date at Old Trafford but he recently admitted that he was ‘ready for a new challenge’.
The Forest stars posed alongside their partners as they hit the slopes
Another Instagram story showed the Forest logo displayed on the side of the mountain
His New Year’s message prompted multiple replies from United fans urging him not to leave. ‘Don’t leave brudda,’ read one comment, while another fan wrote: ‘Please stay’.
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo also posted a positive New Year’s message on Instagram, where he wrote: ‘With gratitude for the year gone by, I step forward to embrace 2025.’
Gakpo accompanied the message with two photos. One showed the tiny hand of his son Samuel Seth, who was born in May. The other image – which had been taken as part of an October interview with GQ magazine – showed Gakpo petting his dog.
Meanwhile, ex-Barcelona forward Neymar – who is currently based in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal – celebrated the end of 2024 by throwing a Brazil-themed party in Abu Dhabi.
