Tottenham Hotspur remain patiently waiting in their bid to complete a deal to sign Nottingham Forest captain Morgan Gibbs-White.
Tottenham triggered Gibbs-White’s £60m release clause, although Forest believe the clause should have been confidential and want to know how Spurs found out.
As exclusively revealed by TBR Football, Gibbs-White is confident he’ll join Tottenham, but he’s now having to wait for the issue to be resolved between the two clubs.
The 25-year-old is just waiting for permission to return to London and finalise the transfer, and Spurs have been told what they could do to finally land the player.
Tottenham could pay over Morgan Gibbs-White’s clause to appease Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur have been told that they could pay over Morgan Gibbs-White’s release clause in a bid to appease Nottingham Forest, according to Ben Jacobs.
The North London club could make the situation go away by opening talks with the fellow Premier League club and reaching an agreement in excess of £60m.
At this moment in time, the midfielder is just waiting for permission to travel to North London to complete the move. He is keen to play for Thomas Frank and in the Champions League.
Jacobs told TalkSPORT: “Tottenham deny any wrongdoing, I still feel this deal can be done and will be done, but it’s on Forest now.
“Tottenham do not have permission to even engage with the player right now to attempt to formalise this, so the two clubs are either going to have to agree on something, and maybe it’s a case of something around the release clause.
“If Tottenham want this to all go away, they can, instead of waiting for Forest to either drop it or resolve it, just actually make another offer and see whether that’s good enough.
“But they would need to go higher than the release clause, or they can see if Forest actually understands that Gibbs-White wants the move, he wants to play for Thomas Frank, he wants Champions League football.”
Morgan Gibbs-White could be bad news for James Maddison
Gibbs-White’s arrival at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could be bad news for James Maddison, whose place in the team he could take.
The midfielder could fill several roles in Frank’s team, but his primary role is likely to be in the number ten spot, which is the same as the 28-year-old.
One of the key issues Maddison has had since his move to North London is his inability to stay fit, having suffered two different injuries last term.
The Danish manager could be looking to sign a more reliable option for his key creator and player who can fill the number ten position.