Tottenham's worst situation, Gibbs White's transfer is likely to fail. Media mentions substitute players in case of transfer failure

Jul 15, 2025

Tottenham's worst situation, Gibbs White's transfer is likely to fail. Media mentions substitute players in case of transfer failure
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'What if Morgan Gibbs-White's recruitment fails?'

The worst happened to Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank even before the new season opened. Morgan Gibbs-White's recruitment, which was ambitious to be brought from Nottingham Forest, may finally be canceled. Already, local media have mentioned the next scenario Tottenham should take if Gibbs-White fails to recruit.

Tottenham attempted a drastic transformation shortly after winning the UEFA Europa League in the 2024-2025 season. He replaced manager Enze Postecoglou, who gave the team the trophy for the first time in 17 years, and appointed Thomas Frank, who led Brentford.




Since then, he has focused on recruiting players to maximize coach Frank's tactical plans. Tottenham's attempt to recruit, which had been sluggish at the beginning of the summer transfer market, began to revitalize on the 11th (Korean time) by bringing Mohammed Kudus from West Ham. Tottenham continued to pay £60 million (about 111.4 billion won) to Nottingham Forest to recruit Morgan Gibbs-White, further strengthening Frank's new squad.

Tottenham's worst situation, Gibbs White's transfer is likely to fail. Media mentions substitute players in case of transfer failure
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However, a significant variable suddenly appeared in the recruitment of Gibbs-White, which seemed to be going smoothly. This is because the Nottingham club suddenly stopped the transfer work, objecting that the Tottenham club committed illegal acts during the Gibbs-White transfer process.

Tom Barclay, a reporter for the British media The Sun, reported on the 14th that the Nottingham club has raised legal issues regarding Gibbs-White's transfer to Tottenham. Sky Sports also explained that `Nottingham's team believes that Tottenham's bid amount exactly matched Gibbs-White's buyout amount implies a violation of the confidentiality obligation clause of this clause.'




In other words, it is claimed that Tottenham violated its obligation to maintain confidentiality of the buyout, whether it found out the amount of the buyout through illegal contact with the player or through other channels. As a result, Gibbs-White's joining of Tottenham, which was likely to proceed quickly, is currently put on hold. In the end, Gibbs-White returned to the Nottingham training ground on the morning of the 15th and began training.

Gibbs-White, who has returned to Nottingham training ground, is clear that he still wants a move to Tottenham. British media TBR Football reported on the 15th that Gibbs-Hite made it clear to Nottingham Evangelos Marinakis that he wanted to move to Tottenham.

For now, local officials predict that Gibbs-White's transfer to Tottenham will eventually be completed, even if there are twists and turns. This is because Tottenham has already offered the buyout amount and has also reached an agreement with the player.




Tottenham's worst situation, Gibbs White's transfer is likely to fail. Media mentions substitute players in case of transfer failure
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But a new argument has emerged. If Nottingham takes the matter to court, there is a possibility that the transfer will be canceled. Furthermore, TBR Football reported that Tottenham will have to find a new alternative if they miss Gibbs-White.

TBR FOOTBALL Says"Gibbs-White's Transfer To Tottenham remains uncertain, Nottingham Forest desperate to keep him. Gibbs-White also doesn't want to leave with a rift with Nottingham, he quoted reporter Ben Jacobs as saying.

Tottenham's worst situation, Gibbs White's transfer is likely to fail. Media mentions substitute players in case of transfer failure
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Nottingham went on to offer Gibbs-White a new contract. Of course, Gibbs-White has been passive about this renewal discussion. TBR Football ultimately insisted that Tottenham would have to pay a certain fee for the contract clause as consolation to the Nottingham club in order to defeat Gibbs-White.

He also mentioned the case of the final failure of Gibbs-White's recruitment.

In the event that the media fails to sign Gibbs-White, Tottenham will have to sign Chavi Simmons (RB Leipzig). For now, Simmons could be the perfect replacement for Gibbs-White. Although he can show a completely different appearance from Gibbs-White in terms of versatility, he can play in the overall forward offense, claiming that `Most of all, Simmons, 22, is also a good long-term successor to Son Heung-min.'

Tottenham's worst situation, Gibbs White's transfer is likely to fail. Media mentions substitute players in case of transfer failure
RB Leipzig are expected to demand around £60m for Simmons' transfer. This is equivalent to Gibbs-Hite's buyout amount. This is also why Simmons emerged as a good alternative. Attention is focusing on how Tottenham will resolve its dispute with Nottingham over Gibbs-White. Even if we try to recruit Simmons, who appeared as an alternative, we have to hurry. In the worst-case scenario, the transfer market could be closed without any income.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.