There is one potential complication that Tottenham face amidst their legal standoff with Nottingham Forest over Morgan Gibbs-White, as Thomas Frank is keen to get the midfielder through the door quickly.
We await the outcome regarding Morgan Gibbs-White’s future, as Nottingham Forest have officially filed a legal complaint against Tottenham for approaching their midfielder without their permission after the North Londoners activated the player’s £60m release clause.
It has been alleged that Forest are determined to make the Gibbs-White deal difficult for Spurs even if they might not be able to stop the transfer.
While reports continue to indicate that Tottenham remain confident of landing Gibbs-White, at this moment, the Lilywhites are unaware of how long the case can take to be resolved.
The Premier League have not given a timeline for the Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham case
The Times have now explained that Forest are accusing Tottenham Hotspur of breaching Premier League Rule T.1, which states that “any club wishing to talk to a player who is still under contract needs the prior written consent of the club the player is contracted to before an approach can be made”.
Any club which breaches the rule by making direct or indirect contact with the player without approaching his club first could face disciplinary action.
However, concerningly for Tottenham, the Premier League have not given a timeline for the conclusion of the Morgan Gibbs-White case, which means that the London side are unaware of how long this could drag on.
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This is a worry for Thomas Frank, who wants the 25-year-old in his squad before they fly out for their pre-season tour of Asia on July 28.
Will Daniel Levy be prepared to pay extra to push through Gibbs-White deal?
Some sources have suggested that Tottenham may have to pay more than £60m to land Gibbs-White to resolve their issue with Nottingham Forest.
This has been backed up by journalist Ben Jacobs, who has suggested that Spurs could make an improved offer for Gibbs-White to convince Forest to drop their legal challenge.