The situation involving Nottingham Forest and Morgan Gibbs-White looks to be a complex one, to say the least.

Two weeks ago, it seemed as though Gibbs-White was on his way to Tottenham in a deal worth around £60 million.

However, Evangelos Marinakis has reported Tottenham for an illegal approach for the Forest number 10 and the saga has rumbled on.

Gibbs-White played for Forest against Monaco on Saturday and he will fly out to Portugal to link up with his teammates once a personal issue is resolved in the coming days.

Now, an update has been delivered by one of the nation’s favourite radio stations regarding the whole situation.

Morgan Gibbs-White looks on during Nottingham Forest vs AS Monaco in pre-seasonPhoto by Ed Sykes/Getty ImagesWhat Marinakis hopes will happen with Morgan Gibbs-White

This whole situation is getting somewhat messy.

Now, Alex Crook from TalkSPORT believes that Marinakis is hoping Manchester City come in with a bid to sign Forest star Gibbs-White this summer.

It’s claimed that the 24-year-old told Marinakis at the end of last season that he would only leave Forest if a certain level of club came calling.

Marinakis doesn’t believe that Tottenham fit that criteria and has subsequently made this decision on the player’s future.

Given that some reports suggested a £60 million release clause, it seems clear that Tottenham didn’t meet the complete requirements of how the payment would be structured.

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Gibbs-White can help Forest get a bargain deal for James McAtee

Forest are keen on McAtee but at £35 million, he does feel a little bit overpriced – with the Reds agreeing behind the scenes.

As a result, there is little surprise that Marinakis is hoping that City come back in for Gibbs-White, with the player potentially used as bait to land McAtee.

With two years left on his existing deal, Gibbs-White going for £60 million probably wouldn’t be a million miles away from a fair valuation.

If a deal could be struck where Forest receive say £40 million from City plus McAtee, that might prove to be a deal well worth doing from the Reds’ point of view.

If Gibbs-White does want to go to bolster his World Cup chances with England, there might be little the club can do to prevent it.

As a result, it’s brilliant that Forest have an owner like Marinakis who is willing to pull out the stops to ensure the very best deal is received for the club’s player.