Morgan Gibbs-White did not travel with the Nottingham Forest squad for their pre-season tour this afternoon, but it has nothing to do with Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs fans were sent into a meltdown earlier this month when Daniel Levy and Johan Lange managed to mastermind deals for Mohammed Kudus and Morgan Gibbs-White within just 24 hours.
Of course, in true Tottenham Hotspur fashion, it turned out to be too good to be true. Forest alleged that Spurs made contact with Gibbs-White without permission, and despite triggering the player’s £60m release clause, the Lilywhites have been left to stew ever since.
Rumours were that Gibbs-White was expected to travel with Nottingham Forest to Portugal for their pre-season tour on Monday after he was involved in their pre-season friendly against Monaco on Saturday.
Morgan Gibbs-White has not travelled with Nottingham Forest
Gibbs-White was not spotted at the airport with the rest of the Forest squad this afternoon, but it has since been revealed that his absence is personal and not transfer-related.
The England midfielder is expected to fly out to Portugal to meet up with his teammates later this week, and Tottenham Hotspur fans should not read anything into the travel delay.
John Percy from The Telegraph reported: ‘Morgan Gibbs-White has not travelled with the Nottingham Forest squad to Portugal today – this is due to a private and personal matter completely unrelated to football. MGW is expected to join up with the team later this week.’
Morgan Gibbs-White has not travelled with the #nffc squad to Portugal today – this is due to a private and personal matter completely unrelated to football. MGW is expected to join up with the team later this week.
— John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) July 21, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur have fallen silent in the transfer window
Regardless of whether Tottenham do or do not expect the Morgan Gibbs-White deal to get over the line, fans have been left scratching their heads as to why other transfer activity appears to be put on hold.
Ben Jacobs reported last week that Spurs are still interested in signing a number six, another forward, and an extra centre-back this summer.
However, apart from links with a potential Spurs move for Joao Palhinha, it has been all quiet on the Tottenham transfer front. With just a week left until the Lilywhites fly out for their own pre-season tour, Thomas Frank may have expected more than one senior signing through the door by now.
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