Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham Hotspur is continuing to dominate headlines a week after the Lilywhites triggered his release clause.
Evangelos Marinakis is furious about the Gibbs-White situation and has been blocking the move for the midfielder to join Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham remain intent on signing Gibbs-White and are currently having to be patient as they wait for the issue to get resolved.
Nottingham Forest are keen to make sure the players stay at the City Ground and they are right to do so given his importance to the team.
Morgan Gibbs-White is essential to Nuno Espirito Santo’s tactics
On Wednesday, reports suggested Forest players were concerned about replicating their playing style next season following the departure of Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United.
Losing the winger’s pace means that Nuno Espirito Santo’s tactics of being lethal on the counter might not be quite so effective.
However, losing Morgan Gibbs-White should be more of a concern to their players, with the England international integral to their style of play.
The 25-year-old has become so much more than just a creative number ten, and last season, he transitioned into a midfielder who can do a bit of everything.
Gibbs-White’s ability to drive the team forward and play extraordinary passes is unlike most players in the Premier League; something Nuno’s team would miss considerably if he left.
The midfielder’s pass to set up Callum Hudson-Odoi’s winning goal against Manchester City is the type of quality Forest will struggle to replace.
For the third season running, Gibbs-White managed over ten goal contributions, as he netted seven times whilst also getting eight assists.
He ended the 2024/25 campaign having been directly involved in a quarter of Forest’s goals, according to Opta Analyst.
Nuno’s side cannot afford to lose Gibbs-White, so Evangelos Marinakis is right to put up such a fight to keep hold of him.
Nottingham Forest have just offered Morgan Gibbs-White a new contract
In a last-ditch effort to keep him at the City Ground, Ben Jacobs has revealed that Forest have put a new contract offer on the table for Gibbs-White to sign.
Gibbs-White has been refusing Forest’s new contract offer for almost a year now, but the Midlands club are making one last bid.
Jacobs told GiveMeSport: “My understanding is to counter Tottenham’s desire to get that deal done, Forest are to make a new contract offer to Morgan Gibbs-White.
“Now we have to wait and see what happens, Gibbs-White’s keen on Spurs. If the parties can resolve it via the clause or a different amount, then Gibbs-White is willing to do the Tottenham medical that was scheduled and then cancelled. But Forest haven’t given up on keeping Morgan Gibbs-White.”