Tottenham tipped to raid Nottingham Forest to sign Nottm Forest’s star player after points deduction

Bryan King, a former Tottenham employee, believes Daniel Levy should use “common sense” and sign Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest in spite of the club’s financial struggles.

According to talkSPORT (21 March), Spurs and West Ham are both interested in Gibbs-White, with the North London side already having a good relationship with the midfielder’s current club following the signing of Brennan Johnson last summer.

Forest were recently docked four points for violating the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs) for the season ending 2022/23 (via Premier League, March 18).

To avoid further penalties, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side may be forced to sell some key players this summer, including Gibbs-White, who is arguably their most valuable asset.

In light of this news, King has backed Spurs to give Gibbs-White an escape route from Forest.

Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, King stated: “If Nottingham Forest do end up in the Championship, Gibbs-White moving to Tottenham would be a good solution for the club and player.

“He would be moving to a club with the possibility of playing Champions League football.

“It would be common sense for Daniel Levy to take advantage of Forest’s struggles, these kinds of things have happened as long as the Premier League has existed.

“If the club are smart, they get in early and get a price agreed. It is nothing new, it is the way football has always been run.”

Could Morgan Gibbs-White move from Nottingham Forest to Tottenham to play for Ange Postecoglou?

This appears to be a move that Levy could easily pull off.

Johnson was arguably an even more important player for Forest when Tottenham signed him last summer, and the Nottingham-based club is in much deeper financial trouble this time around, which may make them even more desperate to sell.

This could play right into Levy’s hands, with the chairman perhaps set to agree to a cut-price deal for a young, English player who could suit Ange Postecoglou’s style of play down to a tee.

His previous relationship with Johnson could also help Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium if the two reunite in North London.

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