Spurs in talks to sign £60m Forest midfielder Gibbs-White

Morgan Gibbs-White joined Nottingham Forest in 2022 from Wolves

Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is set to have a medical at Tottenham on Friday before completing a £60m move.

Well-placed sources have told BBC Sport the 25-year-old has a £60m release clause, which Spurs are set to trigger with the formalities of his switch to accelerate in the next 24 hours.

Gibbs-White, who has four England caps, was on Manchester Citys radar this summer but Pep Guardiolas side have cooled their interest.

He scored seven goals and added eight assists in 34 Premier League games last season, and has attracted interest from a number of Englands top clubs in recent months, but Spurs have stepped up their efforts to sign him.

Gibbs-White is set to follow Anthony Elanga out of the City Ground with Forest agreeing the latters £55m sale to Newcastle earlier this week.

Spurs, who appointed Thomas Frank as new head coach last month, also signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham for £55m and have an interest in Brentford attacker Yoane Wissa.

Gibbs-White joined Forest from Wolves for a then club-record fee of £25m plus add-ons in August 2022, on a five-year deal. He has made 118 appearances in three years at Forest, scoring 18 goals and providing 28 assists.

He made his England debut as a substitute in the Nations League win over the Republic of Ireland in September under interim manager Lee Carsley, with his most recent appearance coming off the bench in the 3-1 friendly defeat by Senegal at the City Ground under new boss Thomas Tuchel.

Sami Mokbel, Senior football correspondent

So that will be £115m spent in 24 hours for Tottenham. Its all very un-Daniel Levy-like, isnt it?

With Kudus and now Gibbs-White on the way to north London, both are flair players that live up to Tottenhams attacking traditions. But crucially are players who have Premier League experience.

Indeed, that was the remit for Tottenhams recruitment team this summer.

The Spurs squad is already packed full of exciting young potential, what Thomas Frank believes it needs is experience.

While Kudus and Gibbs-White are relatively young - 24 and 25, respectively - they are well-versed in the rigours of Englands top-flight.

Kudus has two full seasons for West Ham under his belt, making 80 appearances across all competitions, while Gibbs-White has played in the last three Premier League campaigns for Forest and had prior experience as a teenager at Wolves.

Spurs interest in Brentford duo Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo is further illustration of Tottenhams recruitment remit.