{"id":254687,"date":"2025-07-10T23:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/254687\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T23:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:11:15","slug":"morgan-gibbs-white-to-have-tottenham-medical-on-friday-after-spurs-meet-60m-purchase-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/254687\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Gibbs-White to have Tottenham medical on Friday after Spurs meet \u00a360m purchase clause"},"content":{"rendered":"

More news! One day after Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> reached full agreement with West Ham United for the transfer of Mohammed Kudus, David Ornstein in the Athletic is reporting that Spurs are showing a concrete interest in Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.<\/p>\n

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EXCLUSIVE: Tottenham Hotspur turning attention to Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White. #THFC<\/a> head coach Thomas Frank long-term admirer of 25yo & Spurs will try to convince England int\u2019l to join if deal can be agreed with #NFFC<\/a> @TheAthleticFC<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/hHl4WQXlB6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 10, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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MGW has been on the wish-list of many Tottenham supporters for a while now, and Ornstein says that Thomas Frank is a big admirer of the 25-year-old. Gibbs-White is a good all-round midfielder, but is also known for his passing, something desperately needed in Spurs\u2019 midfield. He has good vision and is creative, using his passing as a means to unlock defenses and play in attackers, and can play wide as well as centrally. He also gets up and down the pitch well and contributes defensively. He\u2019d be considered home-grown (but not club-trained) and is currently under contract at Forest until 2027.<\/p>\n

Gibbs-White\u2019s green bars don\u2019t pop on FBRef, but that I think says more about Nottingham Forest than it does about MGW. Forest, under Nuno, typically set out to score quickly and then robustly defend the rest of the match, which impacts the statistical lines of a number of their good players. <\/p>\n

But MGW is a good player and would be a good fit at Spurs. The issue is that he\u2019s coveted by a lot of teams and thanks to the so-called \u201cEngland tax\u201d would likely be VERY expensive. How expensive? I really don\u2019t know, but he moved from Wolves to Forest for \u00a342.5m in 202 and it wouldn\u2019t surprise me if Spurs would need to spend more than what they paid for Mohammed Kudus to bring MGW in.<\/p>\n

But as I said a few days ago about Kudus, I am still not convinced that Spurs targeting MGW is evidence of a good recruitment system. It feels like Spurs need to be targeting players who cost between \u00a320m-40m and who are on the upswing of their talent curve, rather than paying premium pricing for guys who are English and pretty good, but very expensive. MGW is a good player, and he might make the Leap\u2122 on a team like Spurs, but I worry about these things.<\/p>\n

The rumor itself is pretty thin at this point, with Ornstein saying Spurs are \u201cturning their attention\u201d to Gibbs-White, but he\u2019d be a pretty fantastic addition to Spurs if they can pull off the signing. I\u2019d say the odds are long for this one unless they decide to pull out the stops, and there\u2019s a lot of work to be done yet. It\u2019s cool to hear of Tottenham\u2019s interest in MGW, certainly but after Forest just sold Anthony Elanga for \u00a355m there are now significant barriers for any club coming for for MGW. I\u2019m a little skeptical that this would get over the line.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> According to the Telegraph, Gibbs-White has a \u00a360m release clause in his contract,<\/a> and Tottenham are triggering it. Which perhaps explains why things seem to be moving so fast.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2:<\/strong> Well, that escalated quickly. <\/p>\n