Nottingham Forest have just made a very smart move in bid to stop Morgan Gibbs-White joining Tottenham

The battle between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur for Morgan Gibbs-White continues, with both clubs attempting to make their case.

Nottingham Forest were left furious after Tottenham triggered Gibbs-White’s clause one week ago, claiming that they should not have known about the £60 million clause.

Tottenham remain intent on signing Gibbs-White, but the deal has been delayed as Forest attempt to fight their case to keep him.

The Midlands club have just made a smart move, which places the ball firmly in the player’s court and could bring an eventual resolution to this saga.

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Nottingham Forest offer Morgan Gibbs-White a new contract

Nottingham Forest have just offered Morgan Gibbs-White a new contract in a bid to remove his £60m release clause, according to Ben Jacobs.

Forest have been offering Gibbs-White a new contract for almost a year now, and the player, up until now, hasn’t been interested in renewing.

But as TBR Football has reported, Gibbs-White is keen to join Tottenham, meaning Forest could have to find a solution with the North London club.

Jacobs told GiveMeSport: “My understanding is to counter Tottenham’s desire to get that deal done, Forest are to make a new contract offer to Morgan Gibbs-White.

“Now, over the last 12 months, they’ve tried to get Gibbs-White to extend and in doing so and not only offer him improved terms, but also remove the release clause, £60 million, which is in his current deal.

“Forest felt this was a secret and could only be learnt of by coming to them. Tottenham obviously got wind of it and therefore indicated that they were going to trigger it.

“Now we have to wait and see what happens, Gibbs-White’s keen on Spurs. If the parties can resolve it via the clause or a different amount, then Gibbs-White is willing to do the Tottenham medical that was scheduled and then cancelled. But Forest haven’t given up on keeping Morgan Gibbs-White.”

Nottingham Forest’s smart play in Morgan Gibbs-White saga

This is a smart play from Forest as the ball is now firmly in the player’s court, and his intention can be made clear to the club and the fans.

Forest will want to at least show that they put up a strong fight to at least keep their captain, and offering him a new deal does exactly that.

With Europa League football now on offer and a lucrative deal on the table, this could be enough to keep him for at least another season.

The 25-year-old must now weigh up the pros and cons of staying at City Ground this summer, but at this stage, his heart is set on Spurs.

Evangelos Marinakis’ club may well end up losing Gibbs-White, but they can at least show they’ve made a strong bid to keep him.

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