Tottenham thought they were about to pick up Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest after activating his £ 60 million release clause, but his club has complained about an illegal approach
Nottingham Forest has posted a photo of Morgan Gibbs -White that returns for training in the midst of the club with Tottenham -after accusing their Premier League rivals of trying to tap him illegally.
Forest started with a dispute with traces of their attempts to activate the £ 60 million release clause from Gibbs-White. The club claimed that they spoke with their lawyers because they did not give the London Side permission to talk to the player.
They also claimed that there could be a confidentiality problem after Tottenham had made an offer at the exact level of the Gibbs-White freedom clause.
Forest is considering the steps for the time being while they consult legal assistance, but it is clear that they can only postpone the move temporarily and not be able to block if Gibbs-White wants to become a member of Spurs.
With news about the transfer that crashes for the time being, Forest has shown a photo of Gibbs -White that arrives for training – after he received extra free time last month after his enchantment to the English team.
Forest uploaded a message on Instagram and showed off with a number of players who go back to the training with the caption: “Back with the group”, followed by a wavy plate.
Gibbs-White was admitted to a slide show of five players, including Chris Wood, Matz Sels and Nikola Milenkovic.
The 25-year-old enjoyed a great season in the city area after scoring seven and helping eight in the Premier League, which helped forest quality for Europe.
His versions also led to speculation, he could join Pep Guardiola in Manchester City, but Spurs now seem to be the front runners and they still hope to close a deal despite the hiccup with forest.
According to Football London, there is a feeling in Tottenham that forest cannot ultimately be in the way of departure of the player.
Van Gibbs-White is said to be very admired by the new Spurs boss Thomas Frank, who has already been working on the transfer market by picking up West Ham-wing player Mohammed Kudus.
Two loan movements have also been converted into permanent transfers after Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso have done enough to secure deals.