{"id":271106,"date":"2025-07-18T04:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/271106\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T04:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:21:10","slug":"nottingham-forests-latest-activity-hints-at-morgan-gibbs-whites-chances-of-joining-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/271106\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest&#8217;s latest activity hints at Morgan Gibbs-White&#8217;s chances of joining Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Morgan Gibbs-White\u2019s chances of joining Tottenham Hotspur may have just increased.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The saga of Gibbs-White\u2019s potential move to Spurs rumbles on with Nottingham Forest standing firm over their stance that the player is not leaving.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/when-morgan-gibbs-white-is-booked-to-undergo-tottenham-medical-as-spurs-trigger-nottingham-forest-stars-release-clause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham triggered Gibbs-White\u2019s release clause<\/a>, but that has left the Midlands club furious, and they want answers as to how Spurs found out about this \u00a360m clause.<\/p>\n<p>But the North London club are not giving up on doing a deal for the 25-year-old and remain intent on securing his signature this summer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2211769760-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Gibbs-White applauds Nottingham Forest fans at Wembley\" class=\"wp-image-966616\" \/>Photo by Jon Hobley | MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNottingham Forest looking at Morgan Gibbs-White replacements <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> have started looking at replacements for <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/morgan-gibbs-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan Gibbs-White<\/a>, suggesting that they believe he could still depart, according to Ben Jacobs.<\/p>\n<p>There is a sense that Forest are buying themselves time by stalling the deal for their captain and in that time, they have been looking at new players.<\/p>\n<p>One of the players they are looking at is Leicester City forward Bilal El Khannouss, who has a release clause worth around \u00a322m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs told NUFC Matters YouTube channel: \u201cIt\u2019s buying Forest time and in the time taken, Forest are looking at Morgan Gibbs-White replacements, which tells you they still think there\u2019s a chance he could go to Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBilal El Khannouss, at Leicester, is one name to watch. He has a 26m euro relegation release clause, and Forest are one of at least three Premier League clubs that have expressed an interest in the Moroccan international.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14907213\/Transfer-news-Liverpool-Isak-targets-Villa-Manchester-United-Arsenal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a> has also linked Manchester City\u2019s James McAtee with a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old could be the perfect replacement for Gibbs-White following an impressive European Championship as he lifted the trophy for England U-21.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham still think they can sign Morgan Gibbs-White<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> still believe that they can get a deal over the line to sign Gibbs-White and remain patiently waiting for things to start moving again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/what-morgan-gibbs-white-told-evangelos-marinakis-about-tottenham-after-return-to-nottingham-forest-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gibbs-White is keen to join Tottenham<\/a>, and as <strong>TBR Football<\/strong> revealed, he has communicated this desire to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/tottenham-fans-are-glad-to-see-what-morgan-gibbs-white-has-just-done-during-60m-transfer-standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gibbs-White returned to training<\/a> on Monday and was still training with the Forest squad on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/how-morgan-gibbs-white-has-behaved-in-nottingham-forest-training-this-week-as-tottenham-hatch-new-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gibbs-White wants his future resolved by Monday<\/a> when Forest are due to travel for their pre-season camp.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs added: \u201cThe Gibbs-White situation is that Spurs still think they can get this deal over the line, they argue they haven\u2019t breached any rule over the release clause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, they could make a bid, they could make a bid higher than the clause on different terms and then Nottingham Forest would have to decide whether they want this to all go away and just sell a player who wants to move to Spurs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Morgan Gibbs-White\u2019s chances of joining Tottenham Hotspur may have just increased. 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