Morgan Gibbs-White could be forced into a fresh start at Tottenham as shirt number options dwindle amid a delayed £60m transfer from Nottingham Forest.
Tottenham Hotspur fans are eagerly waiting to see how the legal action Nottingham Forest submitted against Spurs holds up in the coming weeks.
Morgan Gibbs-White was expected to have become a Tottenham player after his £60 million release clause was met by Spurs and his medical was booked, just an hour after Mohammed Kudus’s £55 million switch from West Ham United to Tottenham was completed.
However, Gibbs-White’s move is currently delayed, and Spurs will be hoping it is nothing more than a temporary setback, as they look to complete what would be their fifth signing of the 2025 summer window.
Morgan Gibbs-White Tottenham shirt number options
Should Forest man’s move be completed, there are a host of numbers available for Morgan Gibbs-White to pick from ahead of the new season.
The 25-year-old versatile midfielder currently wears the number 10 shirt at the City Ground, and should he finalise a move to Tottenham, he would not be able to continue in that shirt as James Maddison currently occupies it.
Gibbs-White also had shirt numbers 55, 24, 17 and 18 during his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, while he wore number 11 and then inherited number 27 at Swansea City. Still, those numbers are currently all unavailable at Tottenham, except for number 55.
Spurs shirt numbers currently available for Morgan Gibbs-White
Of course, Djed Spence is Tottenham’s number 24, Cristian Romero holds number 17, Yang Min-hyeok wears number 18, Manor Solomon has number 27 and Mathys Tel is currently number 11.
These numbers would only become available if any of the players depart Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the new campaign begins.
Football.london now claim that Morgan Gibbs-White may have to take on a brand new shirt number if he is to join Tottenham. At the moment, numbers 2, 3, 5, 12, 16, 25, 26, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 43, 46 and 49 are all available.
The number 26 is also available; however, it has since been virtually retired in all but name, as no player has taken it on since club legend Ledley King called time on his career back in 2012.
Mohammed Kudus, of course, opted for the number 20 shirt after signing for Tottenham – a number he previously wore while at Ajax and continues to wear for Ghana. It remains to be seen if Gibbs-White opts for a number he has worn in the past, with number 55 perhaps being the most realistic option.
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