Fresh Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham twist as Nottingham Forest explain pre-season no-show | OneFootball

Spurs transfer target was absent from the Forest squad that travelled to Portugal on Monday

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Forest are considering legal action over Tottenham’s interest in Gibbs-White and are at looking whether a confidentiality agreement in his £60million release clause has been breached.

Forest say Gibbs-White has not joined up with their squad in Portugal due to a private matter

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They say they never gave Spurs permission to speak to Gibbs-White, who is thought to be keen on a move to north London.

His Forest team-mate Ola Aina backed claims Gibbs-White has remained professional, saying at the weekend: “He's keeping it professional; I don't know the ins and outs of that.

“He was here today, playing, and he's training, keeping fit as normal.

“At the end of the day, we're all professionals - we've got a job to do and that's what Morgan is doing right now. He's keeping it professional."

Spurs have already signed Mohammed Kudus in a £55m deal from West Ham this summer and are targeting more signings for new manager Thomas Frank.