While Nottingham Forest have legally challenged Tottenham over their signing of Morgan Gibbs-White, the Midlands club’s latest behaviour shows that they expect the midfielder to complete a switch to N17.
Tottenham activated Morgan Gibbs-White’s £60m release clause last week, but the move has been held up after a surprising move by Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.
Nottingham Forest have officially filed a legal complaint against Spurs for approaching the midfielder without their permission.
Over the last few days, several sources have claimed that Forest do not expect their legal challenge to stop Gibbs-White’s move to Spurs.
They are aware that at best, it may just delay the move, but they want to send a message that they will now allow their best player to leave the club without a fight.
Nottingham Forest make a move for Morgan Gibbs-White’s replacement
We have now seemingly received a hint that Forest do not expect the England international to stick around. According to O Jogo, Nuno’s men have now made an approach to sign Botafogo attacking midfielder Thiago Almada.
The Argentina international, who has similar attributes to Gibbs-White, shone at the Club World Cup, with Forest said to be battling Benfica and Atletico Madrid for the 24-year-old’s signature.
According to updates over the last few hours by the likes of Fabrizio Romano, it is now Atletico Madrid who are at the front of the queue to land Almada, with the La Liga giants now holding negotiations with Botafogo.
However, the fact that Forest are pursuing a number ten is perhaps a clear indication that they do not expect to be able to stop Gibbs-White from completing a move to N17.
Gibbs-White has made his intentions clear to Nottingham Forest
Gibbs-White has begun pre-season training with Forest amidst the legal standoff, but that does not mean that he expects to remain at the club.
In fact, we have heard over the past two days that Gibbs-White has told the Forest hierarchy that he wants to join Spurs.
That is seemingly part of the reason why reports indicate that Tottenham remain confident of completing the Gibbs-White signing despite Forest’s best attempts to stop the deal.
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