Tottenham Hotspur are currently hoping to sign Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.
Morgan Gibbs-White was brilliant for Nottingham Forest last term, a key part of Nuno Espirito Santo’s side who were able to qualify for European football.
However, if Gibbs-White gets his wish, he’ll be swapping the Europa League for a campaign in Europe’s top competition with Tottenham.
It’s an ambitious move by Spurs, and although Forest are furious about the Gibbs-White situation, there is seemingly sufficient confidence around Tottenham that a deal can be done.
And although the move might be delayed, Thomas Frank should have another exceptional midfield talent to work with in N17 next season.
James Maddison shouldn’t be happy with Tottenham’s Morgan Gibbs-White bid
That being said, Spurs do already have a wealth of talented attacking midfielders, and although James Maddison might be delighted to see Gibbs-White arrive on a personal level, he should be seriously worried when it comes to his own minutes.
As Gibbs-White proved at Forest last season, he’s able to operate in both a number eight and number 10 role effectively.
But the England international is undoubtedly best as a 10 when he’s playing in behind the striker — the exact role Maddison wants to claim as his own.
Ahead of the World Cup next summer, Maddison will want to play every minute he can for Spurs, he’ll be expecting to be a key player under Frank.
However, the arrival of Gibbs-White doesn’t bode well for the £40m midfielder at all.
And whilst Maddison and Gibbs-White might be good friends off the pitch, the former might soon become somewhat frustrated by the latter’s arrival.
Both can play in the same team, but considering how highly Frank reportedly rates Gibbs-White, it would seem unlikely for the 25-year-old to make the majority of his appearances out of position.
James Maddison could star at a club like Newcastle
Back in 2022 before Tottenham signed Maddison, Newcastle made more than one bid for the then Leicester City maverick.
Unfortunately for Eddie Howe, those attempts were ultimately unsuccessful, but it’s interesting to consider that Maddison would still be a key player at Newcastle today.
Newcastle were much better than Spurs domestically last season, and yet Maddison would still walk into Howe’s team, even if the same can’t be said at Tottenham.
That point highlights just how much attacking talent Frank will have at his disposal next season.
And considering that Spurs have also bought Kudus this summer as mentioned, it perhaps also demonstrates how unbalanced Frank’s squad is right now.
Levy’s side are showing a lot of ambition on the transfer front, but they are still crying out for more defensive presence in the middle.