Tottenham Hotspur's pursuit of Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is proving to be anything but straightforward.
Last week, the Europa League winners were preparing for Gibbs-White to undergo a medical in north London ahead of signing for the club after they triggered a £60m release clause in his contract at the City Ground.
However, the east Midlands outfit were left furious with Spurs after what they believed to be an illegal approach for the 25-year-old.
As a result, it means that Tottenham's pursuit of Gibbs-White is likely to drag on for longer than expected.
And with that in mind, Football. London takes a look at the latest news surrounding the situation.
What are the latest reports on Morgan Gibbs-White?
Gibbs-White reported back to Nottingham Forest on Monday, July 14, after being handed an extended summer break.
The midfielder was one of several internationals absent from Saturday's 0-0 draw with Chesterfield after he was involved in England's friendlies against Andorra and Senegal at the start of June.
What has Football.London learnt about the Morgan Gibbs-White situation?
On Monday, football.London's Tottenham Hotspur reporter, Alasdair Gold, explained the complexity of the situation surrounding Gibbs-White while predicting that Forest are "more likely to hold up the deal than prevent it".
"It's difficult to predict right now with complete certainty as it's an unusual situation, and that's reflected in media coverage across the board, but the feeling among many at this early stage seems to be that Forest are more likely to hold up the deal than prevent it," wrote Gold.
"The fact that this has all happened just before a weekend means little was likely to progress in these two days when it comes to legal matters or potential Premier League complaints.
"Neither club is commenting on the situation and the Premier League also declined to comment when I approached them today about whether a complaint has actually been lodged by Forest.
"Spurs are believed to be hopeful the deal will go through eventually while Forest are distinctly unimpressed by the whole thing, as they could lose both Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga in the space of a handful of days which won't go down well with their fans.
"Much will come down to the legal aspect of the contract and the details within it, for from the outside it seems simple enough that amid it all a release clause has been triggered regardless of whether the Midlands club wanted knowledge of it to be available.
"The worry of course for Tottenham fans will be whether this delay in proceedings allows another club to enter the fray and go about it in a way that Forest do not have an issue with.
"However, that also surely gets messy from a legal standpoint as Spurs had the deal all but done with the player set for his medical before Forest reportedly cut off communications.
"I would imagine Monday will bring with it far more answers and clarity in terms of whether a complaint has been formally submitted with the Premier League and whether anything of a legal nature has truly begun or whether it was simply considered and found to be fruitless."
What's next for Tottenham Hotspur and Morgan Gibbs-White?
Speaking on talkSPORT over the weekend, football agent Sky Andrew explained how it will be difficult for Nottingham Forest to back up claims that Tottenham made an illegal approach for the midfielder.
“Here’s the thing, guys, it’s very difficult to prove that a club went directly to a player without the permission of the club. We’re getting into all sorts of things here — phone records and everything," said Andrew.
“If it goes to arbitration, where it must go within the football rules and regulations, then Forest will have to prove that the club went directly to the player or to the agent. Most clubs know that it is very difficult to prove.
“So, this is a case now of how much will the buying club pay for the player. It won’t be £60 million, it will probably have to be more.”