Report: Nottingham Forest now tell Tottenham to pay £40m if they want to sign "exciting" player this summer
07/25/2024 05:45 AM
Nottingham Forest have now told Tottenham a price tag as Spurs circle around one of Nuno Espirito Santo’s best players.
Developments at the City Ground lately have mostly concerned incomings, as the Garibaldi welcome Nikola Milenkovic from Fiorentina – who follows Elliot Anderson, Carlos Miguel, Eric da Silva Moreira and Marko Stamenic in joining the Reds this summer.
Now – however – there has been an update on a potential outgoing at Nottingham Forest…
Nottingham Forest tell Tottenham a price for Morgan Gibbs-White
A story from Football Insider now claims that Nottingham Forest would sell Morgan Gibbs-White for £40m this summer.
The report states that Tottenham – and also Fulham – are keen to sign the Nottingham Forest No.10 this summer.
After having four points deducted for breaches of financial rules last season, it would seem those in the boardroom at the City Ground are eager for that not to happen again, or else the sale of Gibbs-White surely wouldn’t even be considered.
The man from Stafford shone for Nottingham Forest last season, scoring five goals while also providing ten assists in 37 Premier League appearances – relegation almost definitely would have occurred if not for the Englishman’s efforts.
Ross Wilson can surely demand more
Ross Wilson – Director of Football at the City Ground – could surely secure a larger fee for Gibbs-White this summer.
£40m is actually less than the £42.5m Nottingham Forest will potentially end up handing Wolves for the 24-year-old if all bonus payments are met, following the agreement from August 2022.
Therefore, a £40m sale could potentially go down as a loss in the accounts for Gibbs-White specifically, even though Nottingham Forest made huge profits on Orel Mangala and Moussa Niakhate, who were sold to Lyon for £30m and £27m respectively this summer.
Ultimately, the attacking midfielder is at least a £50m footballer, given his age and the fact he is a homegrown talent.
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Hopefully, selling Gibbs-White, who Alan Shearer called a “really exciting” player, for just £40m is not genuinely being considered, or else it would be a very strange decision by Nottingham Forest.
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