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James Murray

Wed 6 August 2025 7:00, UK

Nottingham Forest could have told Tottenham to pay an extra £10million to sign Morgan Gibbs-White this summer. 

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The England international had been heavily linked with Manchester City before they agreed deals for other targets.

A medical was scheduled to take place in north London before it emerged Forest were considering taking legal action against Spurs, with the focus around whether a specific confidentiality agreement in the release clause had been breached. 

In a surprising turn of events, Gibbs-White has now signed a new contract at the City Ground until 2028.

“But we talked about it before, where if Spurs wanted to buy him, they were going to have to pay the release clause plus effectively a supplement to deal with the dispute.

“I think the reality is that maybe the release clause was Tottenham’s limit on that deal and they were maybe told you can have him, but he’s going to cost you £70million, not £60million. 

“I think Tottenham went we’re not buying him for £70million, we either can’t afford it or that’s not our valuation, our valuation is £60million and that’s it.

“I didn’t think that he was going to go for the release clause once it escalated.

“I thought there may be another element that was going to be required from Spurs, and obviously they weren’t interested in doing it.” 

Nuno Espirito Santo has helped Nottingham Forest qualify for European football (Credit: Imago)

In terms of a potential incoming at the City Ground, Football Insider revealed on 3 August Forest have been told a £35million offer will be accepted for James McAtee.
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