Tottenham Hotspur held talks over making an offer of over £60m for Morgan Gibbs-White in an attempt to push through his transfer to North London.
Nottingham Forest are continuing to fight to stop Tottenham from landing Gibbs-White for £60m after the Lilywhites met his release clause two weeks ago.
Football finance expert Stefan Borson believes that Spurs now need to pay more than £60m to land Gibbs-White after Forest accused them of making an illegal approach to the player.
Borson explained that this was because Tottenham Hotspur may have to compensate the Midlands club for the fee that they missed out on due to the alleged breach of confidentiality.
Improved offer for Morgan Gibbs-White may not be enough for Tottenham
The Daily Mail have now claimed that Forest were prepared to sell the midfielder at the start of the summer, but they are unhappy with how Tottenham handled themselves.
The report claims that the Lilywhites held discussions over submitting a second £65m offer for Gibbs-White, although no such bid ever arrived at the City Ground.
However, the outlet adds that there is a lack of clarity on how Forest would respond to a second offer and whether a £65m bid would even be enough for Spurs to clinch the deal.
Why Spurs may be hesitating to make a second offer
According to reports, the North London club do not think they did anything illegal in this transfer saga.
It has been revealed that Tottenham feel their activation of Gibbs-White’s release clause was legitimate, and expect the deal to get done eventually.
If that is the case, it may not make sense for the Lilywhites to make a second offer, particularly given that Forest have cut off communication with Spurs regarding the deal.
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