Morgan Gibbs-White told he should SUE 'disgrace' Nottingham Forest over Tottenham transfer
Tottenham's move for Morgan Gibbs-White has been put on hold after Nottingham Forest claimed Spurs had made an illegal approach and the player has now been urged to sue
Morgan Gibbs-White has been told he should sue Nottingham Forest after they blocked Tottenham's £60million swoop for the England international, claiming that Spurs had made an illegal approach.
Tottenham decided to trigger Gibbs-White's release clause, but the transfer has been put on hold after Forest wrote a letter of complaint to the Premier League and Spurs alleging that they had tapped up their captain.
Now, former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara has branded Forest a "disgrace" and claimed that Gibbs-White should sue the club and refuse to train in a bid to force through a move to north London.
"Morgan Gibbs-White should go to the PFA, he should sue Nottingham Forest, and he should refuse to train," O'Hara told Grosvenor Sport. "I think Forest are a disgrace, the way they have dealt with the situation is disgusting.
"He has signed a contract and there's a release clause of 60 million pounds in there. He knows it's in there, his agent knows it's in there and Nottingham Forest know that it's in there. He has agreed to that contract on those terms, whether he has become a better player at Forest that is worth more than 60 million, that’s on him.
"Now when someone finds out about the release clause, which happens every day in football, people find stuff out and agents talk, Nottingham Forest suddenly decide they can't have that, and the clause is confidential.
"What do you mean confidential? It's a release clause in a player's contract; he's entitled to know about it and tell people about it. What is going on here?
"Evangelos Marinakis has had an absolute stinker and his club are going to lose Morgan Gibbs-White for 60 million because he’s done better than they expected and someone found out. It's a disgrace.
"A player can tell who he wants about his contract, he's earned it, and they were all happy to sign it at the time. Now suddenly it's illegal, what on earth are they on about? It's disgusting."
Tottenham are backing new manager Thomas Frank this summer, having spent £55m to sign Mohammed Kudus from West Ham after making Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso's loan moves permanent.
Forest, meanwhile, are gearing up for Europa League football and have signed Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha from Botafogo and sold Anthony Elanga to Newcastle for £55m.