Alasdair Gold has now revealed what Thomas Frank has told the Tottenham hierarchy about Morgan Gibbs-White as the Lilywhites find themselves mired in a legal standoff with Nottingham Forest over the attacking midfielder.
According to reports, Nottingham Forest are standing their ground and continuing to insist that Gibbs-White will not leave despite Tottenham meeting his £60m release clause.
The Midlands club have alleged that Spurs’ approach is illegal and they are furious that the Lilywhites found out about the midfielder’s confidential clause.
What poses a real issue for Tottenham is the fact that the Premier League have not given a timeframe to resolve the Gibbs-White issue, which means that North Londoners might not know how long this legal tussle will take to be resolved.
Some Spurs fans are already fed up with the Gibbs-White transfer saga and have suggested that it might be time for the club to look at other alternatives.
Thomas Frank is extremely keen to have Morgan Gibbs-White on board
While some supporters might be growing frustrated with this saga, it appears that Thomas Frank is still extremely keen on adding the 25-year-old to his squad.
Alasdair Gold has revealed that the Tottenham head coach views the Forest star as the ‘perfect’ number 10 for his system, given the creativity and energy that he possesses.
Speaking about Gibbs-White, Gold said on his YouTube channel: “Privately, he was a player we’ve spoken about in the past about Spurs liking him. Thomas Frank wanted him at Brentford years back when he was at Wolves.
“He’s a player he believes is perfect for his set-up. Creativity, number 10, but also high energy and an approach made sense for all parties.”
Tottenham’s stance on the Gibbs-White controversy
Experts have continued to suggest that Gibbs-White is likely to end up at Tottenham this summer despite Forest’s attempts to stop the deal.
Gold has now explained that Spurs maintain that they have not acted illegally in this case and continue to be keen on landing the former Wolves man.
The journalist added: “We’re going to have to officially wait for this to run its course. What that course is, we shall find out because privately, Tottenham Hotspur are believed to feel they’ve done nothing wrong. They still want to sign the player.
“I mean, what does Morgan Gibbs-White want to do? Well, certainly from what we understand, he’s been turning down attempts from Forest for a fair few months to talk about a new contract.
“They want to give him a big new contract, make him one of, if not the top earner at the club with either removal of this release clause or a renegotiation of it. But he has thus far not entertained such talks.”
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