Morgan Gibbs-White transfer news: Tottenham Hotspur trigger £60m release clause for Nottingham Forest midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White scored seven goals and registered 10 assists last season as Nottingham Forest qualified for Europe; Spurs are set to complete a deal for West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus as Thomas Frank looks to add to bolster his attacking options
Tottenham have triggered a £60m release clause in Morgan Gibbs-White’s Nottingham Forest contract.
The 25-year-old is now expected to undergo a medical in the coming days.
The England international scored seven goals and registered 11 assists as Forest qualified for Europe last season.
Earlier this year, Sky Sports News reported Gibbs-White was on Manchester City’s shortlist of attacking options. Pep Guardiola’s side have already moved for AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki as new attacking midfield options
News of Spurs’ pursuit of Gibbs-White comes a day after last season’s Europa League winners agreed a £55m deal with West Ham for Mohammed Kudus.
Quick Spurs business a huge boost for Frank
Latest from Sky Sports News’ Michael Bridge:
“This is a huge boost for Thomas Frank, who is a huge fan of Morgan Gibbs-White, when he was Brentford manager, and it looks like Spurs could be spending over £100m over the next couple of days as we await the confirmation of Mohamed Kudus.
“Frank has said in the past, at football clubs, it’s got to be the right environment. He can have no complaints about what he has had so far in terms of signings. Kudus is very exciting, and Gibbs-White has been an absolute pleasure to watch for Nottingham Forest.”
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Kudus is undergoing his medical with Spurs on Thursday ahead of signing a six-year contract.
The two transfers – the first of the Thomas Frank era – are set to cost Spurs a combined £115m.
Gibbs-White set for £60m Spurs move medical
Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is set to have a medical at Tottenham on Friday before completing a £60m move.
Well-placed sources have told BBC Sport the 25-year-old has a £60m release clause, which Spurs are set to trigger with the formalities of his switch to accelerate in the next 24 hours.
Gibbs-White, who has four England caps, was on Manchester City’s radar this summer but Pep Guardiola’s side have cooled their interest.
He scored seven goals and added eight assists in 34 Premier League games last season, and has attracted interest from a number of England’s top clubs in recent months, but Spurs have stepped up their efforts to sign him.
Gibbs-White is set to follow Anthony Elanga out of the City Ground with Forest agreeing the latter’s £55m sale to Newcastle earlier this week.
Spurs, who appointed Thomas Frank as new head coach last month, also signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham for £55m and have an interest in Brentford attacker Yoane Wissa.
Gibbs-White joined Forest from Wolves for a then club-record fee of £25m plus add-ons in August 2022, on a five-year deal. He has made 118 appearances in three years at Forest, scoring 18 goals and providing 28 assists.
He made his England debut as a substitute in the Nations League win over the Republic of Ireland in September under interim manager Lee Carsley, with his most recent appearance coming off the bench in the 3-1 friendly defeat by Senegal at the City Ground under new boss Thomas Tuchel.
Flair players with Premier League experience – analysis
Sami Mokbel, Senior football correspondent
So that will be £115m spent in 24 hours for Tottenham. It’s all very un-Daniel Levy-like, isn’t it?
With Kudus and now Gibbs-White on the way to north London, both are flair players that live up to Tottenham’s attacking traditions. But crucially are players who have Premier League experience.
Indeed, that was the remit for Tottenham’s recruitment team this summer.
The Spurs squad is already packed full of exciting young potential, what Thomas Frank believes it needs is experience.
While Kudus and Gibbs-White are relatively young – 24 and 25, respectively – they are well-versed in the rigours of England’s top-flight.
Kudus has two full seasons for West Ham under his belt, making 80 appearances across all competitions, while Gibbs-White has played in the last three Premier League campaigns for Forest and had prior experience as a teenager at Wolves.
Spurs’ interest in Brentford duo Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo is further illustration of Tottenham’s recruitment remit.
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