Tottenham close in on £115m double deal as Morgan Gibbs-White transfer agreed

Tottenham are on the brink of securing a £60million deal for Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White. The 25-year-old England midfielder has a release clause that Spurs are ready to activate to strengthen Thomas Frank's squad for the upcoming season. Despite having no financial need to sell, especially after agreeing a £55m deal for Anthony Elanga's move to Newcastle, Forest's negotiations with Tottenham have advanced to the point where a deal could be finalised over the weekend.

In addition to Gibbs-White, Spurs are also closing in on a £55m deal for West Ham's Mohamed Kudus as new manager Frank aims to build a robust squad for their Champions League return. Gibbs-White moved to Forest from Wolves in August 2022 for an initial fee of £25m plus £17m in add-ons, and Wolves are set to receive a 10 per cent cut from any profit made on his sale.

He played a pivotal role in Nuno's Forest side, helping them qualify for European competition for the first time since the 1995-96 season, contributing seven goals and eight assists in 34 Premier League matches.

However, a late-season slump saw them drop out of the Champions League spots and into the less profitable Conference League.

There is still a possibility they could be promoted to the Europa League if UEFA decides that Crystal Palace, due to multi-club ownership rules related to John Textor's majority stake in Lyon, are ineligible to participate.

If Palace are barred from the Europa League, they could be relegated to the Conference League. However, this is complicated by Brondby, owned by another of Palace's minority owners David Blitzer, who have already qualified for that competition through the Danish league.

This ranking takes precedence over teams qualifying by winning a domestic cup competition.

Should Palace be denied entry to both competitions, their fierce rivals Brighton might find themselves in the Conference League due to finishing ninth in last season's Premier League, with Nottingham Forest being promoted to the Europa League.