Morgan Gibbs-White U-turn bombshell: Nottingham Forest star signs new deal in hammer blow to Tottenham’s pursuit of England star

Morgan Gibbs-White has performed a dramatic U-turn on his Nottingham Forest future – with the England midfielder signing a new deal at the City Ground.

The playmaker was the subject of a £60million bid from Tottenham earlier this month, after the north London club thought they had activated the release clause in his contract.

But the move was halted dramatically when Forest threatened to report Spurs to the Premier League for an alleged ‘illegal’ approach.

Now, Gibbs-White has put an end to the speculation over his future and has penned a new deal with Forest until the summer of 2028.

Mail Sport learned in January that Gibbs-White was resisting Forest’s attempts to offer him a new deal that would at least have doubled his previous £60,000-a-week salary.

He was keen on joining Tottenham, until he was offered a ‘record deal’ by Forest, described as a ‘statement of intent’ from owner Evangelos Marinakis in a club statement on X.

Tottenham thought they had activated the £60m release clause in his contract but the deal was disputed by Forest for an ‘illegal’ approach

Since signing from Wolves in 2022 for £25m, Gibbs-White has scored 18 goals in 118 matches 

Gibbs-White joined Forest in 2022 from Wolves for a club record transfer fee of £25m, with another £17m in potential add-ons.

He has since made 118 appearances, scoring 18 goals and providing 28 assists in all competitions.