Alasdair Gold reveals everything he knows about Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham drama
Alasdair Gold has provided an update on Morgan Gibbs-White’s proposed move to Tottenham and has explained why we might get some big answers today regarding the reasons for the hold-up.
Tottenham triggered Morgan Gibbs-White’s £60m release clause last week, and the development left many surprised as it was not public knowledge that the midfielder’s contract contained such a clause.
It subsequently revealed that Nottingham Forest are considering legal action against Spurs, and had complained to the Premier League about an illegal approach from the North London side for the 25-year-old.
Some sources have subsequently revealed that Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is furious that Gibbs-White’s release clause was leaked, which is why they have decided to challenge the move.
Tottenham fans should know more about Morgan Gibbs-White deal today
Alasdair Gold has asserted that we could get a lot more answers on Monday, but he revealed that officials at N17 remain confident that the deal would go through.
When asked how likely Tottenham Hotspur are to get the Morgan Gibbs-White deal over the line, Gold said on a Q&A on Football.London: “It’s difficult to predict right now with complete certainty as it’s an unusual situation, and that’s reflected in media coverage across the board, but the feeling among many at this early stage seems to be that Forest are more likely to hold up the deal than prevent it.
“The fact that this has all happened just before a weekend means little was likely to progress in these two days when it comes to legal matters or potential Premier League complaints. Neither club is commenting on the situation and the Premier League also declined to comment when I approached them today about whether a complaint has actually been lodged by Forest.
“Spurs are believed to be hopeful the deal will go through eventually, while Forest are distinctly unimpressed by the whole thing, as they could lose both Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga in the space of a handful of days, which won’t go down well with their fans.
“Much will come down to the legal aspect of the contract and the details within it, for from the outside it seems simple enough that amid it all a release clause has been triggered regardless of whether the Midlands club wanted knowledge of it to be available.
“The worry, of course, for Tottenham fans will be whether this delay in proceedings allows another club to enter the fray and go about it in a way that Forest do not have an issue with. However, that also surely gets messy from a legal standpoint, as Spurs had the deal all but done with the player set for his medical before Forest reportedly cut off communications.
“I would imagine Monday will bring with it far more answers in terms of whether a complaint has been formally submitted with the Premier League and whether anything of a legal nature has truly begun, or whether it was simply considered and found to be fruitless.”
Nottingham Forest only expect to hold up Gibbs-White deal
Various sources continue to suggest that Morgan Gibbs-White is expected to become a Tottenham player despite the possible legal mess this deal appears to be mired in.
In fact, The Athletic even suggested that Nottingham Forest themselves expect Gibbs-White’s move to Spurs to go through, and are only hoping to send a message by delaying the inevitable.
The outlet posited that they do not want to be perceived as not having fought to hold onto their best player.
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