TBR Football understands that Tottenham Hotspur have put together a shortlist of other targets after missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White.
As TBR Football revealed on Sunday, Tottenham were shocked by Gibbs-White’s new contract with Nottingham Forest, which ended their pursuit of the 25-year-old.
Tottenham thought they’d activated Gibbs-White’s release clause, however, Forest have managed to convince their captain to reject Spurs’ interest and commit his future at the City Ground.
Now, the North London club have already started looking elsewhere and have drawn up a shortlist of alternative targets.
Sources: Tottenham have several Morgan Gibbs-White alternatives lined up
Tottenham Hotspur already have several Morgan Gibbs-White alternatives lined up and have started talks with these options, TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey can confirm.
Bailey told TBR Football: “Gibbs-White was disappointing to them as we know, but there are going to be no knee-jerk reactions. They have done work on a lot of players, they have several options they like.”
Aside from making Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel’s deals permanent, the Lilywhites have only signed Mohammed Kudus and Kota Takai so far.
Spurs will need to start looking to accelerate these plans, with almost two weeks until the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Harvey Elliott
TBR Football understands that Harvey Elliott is amongst the list of players Tottenham are discussing internally.
Liverpool value Elliott at around £50m, as revealed by TBR Football, which makes him a decent option for several clubs.
TBR Football first reported Tottenham’s interest in Elliott back in June, with the North London club one of several Premier League clubs closely monitoring his situation.
Now, after missing out on Gibbs-White, the Lilywhites could turn their attention to the Liverpool attacker instead.
Elliott is capable of featuring both as a right winger and as a number ten, which would make him a great squad option for Thomas Frank, plus he would be homegrown.
Alejandro Garnacho
Tottenham are one of the clubs monitoring Alejandro Garnacho, with the winger set to depart Old Trafford this summer.
Aston Villa and Chelsea are also in the race to sign the 21-year-old, with Manchester United making him available for transfer this summer.
Reports claim that Man United want £40m for Garnacho, which is quite a step down from the £70m they wanted back in January.
TBR Football revealed during the last transfer window that Tottenham asked about Garnacho before opting to sign Mathys Tel instead.
The Argentine would likely be more of a replacement for Son Heung-min, who remains in talks with LAFC, rather than an option in the number ten role.
Jacob Ramsey
Jacob Ramsey is another player on Spurs’ list and the North London club have been keen on the 24-year-old since last summer.
Aston Villa are open to selling Ramsey with the feeling that it could benefit both parties, as the club would get a straight profit on him and the player would get more game time elsewhere.
Spurs and Newcastle United have been alerted to the situation of the Villa academy star and are weighing up moves for him.
James McAtee
Nottingham Forest were considering James McAtee before they managed to tie Gibbs-White down to a new contract.
The midfielder has just 12 months left on his contract, and Manchester City are now open to selling the England U-21 captain for just £20m this summer.
City have sold some big-name stars over recent years, most notably Cole Palmer, Jeremie Frimpong, Romeo Lavia, Jadon Sancho and Liam Delap.