Nottingham Forest ‘prepared to sell’ to Manchester City as transfer saga takes fresh twist | OneFootball

Manchester City may now have been handed a fresh opportunity to sign one of their earlier transfer targets this summer in Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.

After weeks of silence, the situation regarding Morgan Gibbs-White and Manchester City appears to have been reignited having initially made progress in discussions with the player’s representatives earlier this summer before shifting focus to other targets.

Now, with the player’s proposed move to Tottenham Hotspur seemingly derailed by legal wrangling, the door may have quietly reopened for Manchester City to step back into the conversation for the midfielder.

The player was reportedly keen on the idea of working under Pep Guardiola earlier in the window, and with City still monitoring midfield options amid ongoing uncertainty around Ilkay Gündoğan’s status and potential departures elsewhere, the opportunity to secure a dynamic, homegrown talent in Gibbs-White could now come back into focus.

City’s prior admiration for the player is no secret, and while a formal approach was never made public, talks around personal terms were believed to have taken place. City’s wider midfield puzzle has been evolving throughout the summer through the arrivals of Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki adding creativity and energy, but further additions are possible.

Gibbs-White, admired for his versatility, leadership, and maturity, could now be the kind of opportunity that Manchester City are unwilling to ignore, especially with Nottingham Forest no longer placing a definitive block on talks.

According to the information of Manchester City insider ‘Tolmie’s Hairdoo’ on X, Nottingham Forest are prepared to sell their club captain and star midfielder to the Etihad Stadium, with personal terms agreed earlier this summer.

With Tottenham’s bid now on ice due to Forest’s complaint over an alleged illegal approach, City’s return to the table could offer the kind of smooth, professional process that the Midlands club are seeking for one of their most crucial players. Whether that leads to a formal bid remains to be seen, but there is a sense that City are monitoring closely.

Financially, the move would not come cheap. Forest are expected to demand a figure close to £60 million, and with other Premier League sides continuing to circle, City may need to move swiftly to avoid a bidding war. However, their relationship with the player’s camp and the fact personal terms have already been discussed could give the Etihad club a crucial edge.

Should City act decisively, Gibbs-White would become one of the marquee homegrown additions of the summer – offering Premier League experience, tactical flexibility, and leadership at just 25 years of age.