Don't go Tottenham! What's wrong with such a clueless club?

Jul 23, 2025

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Nottingham Forest do not want to sell Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham.

The British Daily Mail reported on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) 'Nottingham prefers to sell Gibbs-White to a rival club away from Tottenham. Tottenham thought they had triggered a £60m release clause in Gibbs-White's contract earlier this month, but the transfer was dramatically suspended when Forest threatened Tottenham by reporting them to the Premier League (EPL) in a 'illegal' approach, the report said.

The reason why Tottenham's recruitment of Gibbs-White has a problem is because of a conflict related to the player's approach. Earlier this month, Tottenham decided to invoke the £60m buyout clause included in Gibbs-White's contract and pushed for the transfer process. Tottenham had a personal agreement with Gibbs-White in advance, so the transfer was now only ahead of a medical test.

However, Nottingham claim Tottenham have contacted the player first without going through a formal negotiation process to find out the buyout clause, which is the secret of the contract. At the time, British Sky Sports reported 'Nottingham believes there was a breach of confidentiality obligations relating to the buyout clause because Tottenham's bid price was exactly right.'

Immediately, Nottingham raised issues with Tottenham's proceedings and is taking legal steps through the EPL secretariat. Eventually, the transfer discussion stopped. Tottenham wanted to sign Gibbs-White before leaving for the Asian tour, but things are not going the way Tottenham wanted them to.

The Daily Mail says the 25-year-old Gibbs-White still wants to join Tottenham, but has reportedly been exemplary since returning on the 14th. Nottingham were ready to sell Gibbs-White this summer, but Tottenham were unhappy with their approach, explaining that Gibbs-White was waiting with a calm mind for a move.

Some say that Nottingham does not want to sell key players to Tottenham. As Nottingham claims, it would be a real problem if Tottenham found out the secret buyout clause through Gibbs-White, but it is very common for the club to approach the player they want to recruit first and figure out the transfer intentions and terms of the contract. If a player has no intention of transferring, there is no reason for the club to invest time for the player.

For now, the future of Gibbs-White is very uncertain, but there are many predictions that he will eventually move to Tottenham. It may be an action that Nottingham is taking to sell players more expensive than buyouts. In fact, Tottenham is reportedly planning to raise its proposal.

The Daily Mail said 'Tottenham's second proposal of around 65 million pounds (about 121.1 billion won) has not yet been submitted, but it seems to have been discussed. However, it is unclear if this will be enough to change Nottingham's position'

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.