Morgan Gibbs-White will wear the red jersey of Nottingham Forest this season and, for the club’s owner Evangelos Marinakis, this moment feels like a pointed statement to the powerful “Big Six”.

Tottenham Hotspur reportedly failed to trigger a complicated release clause in Morgan Gibbs-White’s Nottingham Forest contract, leading to a spectacular turn of events which ended in a new deal for the midfielder.

Tottenham Hotspur thought they had a deal in place for Morgan Gibbs-white after they activated the midfielder's release clause, however, Nottingham Forest refused to bow to pressure, as they threatened legal action against their Premier League rivals.

However, the deal stalled as Evangelos Marinakis threatened to report Tottenham to the Premier League over what he deemed to be an illegal approach, and in the meantime, was able to convince Morgan Gibbs-White to sign a new deal. Now – according to AS in Spain – Tottenham are ready to turn attention towards Rodrygo after this development.

Here are our Tottenham talking points following a difficult moment in the summer transfer window and a drab day on the pitch

Morgan Gibbs-White has broken his silence after signing a new contract at Nottingham Forest and bringing a Tottenham transfer saga to a close.

MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE has not travelled with the Nottingham Forest squad to Portugal for pre-season due to a “personal matter”. Forest are set to face Fulham this Saturday in Faro,