Morgan Gibbs-White phoned Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank to apologise for failed transfer | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White has phoned Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank to apologise for the transfer not going through, according to The Athletic.

The attacker was set to move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club after Spurs tabled bids for him that met and then exceeded a £60 million release clause in his former contract.

Gibbs-White was set for a medical at the North London club, only for the deal to fall through, with him ending up signing a new contract with the City Ground club.

He put a phone call across to Frank afterwards, saying sorry for how the situation played out, but the Spurs boss told him an apology was not required.

Gibbs-White was set on the move to Tottenham, but a 30-minute meeting with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis in Portugal helped change his mind.

Spurs were ready to make him their most expensive signing of all time and the deal would have eclipsed the £65m they paid Bournemouth for Dominic Solanke last summer.

Both parties have now moved on and Frank is looking to add an attacker to his ranks after Son Heung-Min left and James Maddison picked up a long-term injury.

Tottenham are plotting a move for Aston Villa attacker Morgan Rogers, but it remains to be seen whether they will make an official bid as the Midlands club are insisting he is not for sale.

Spurs cannot afford to go without signing an attacker this summer given the current situation of their squad, and more names could emerge in the coming weeks.

Their capitulation in the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain is a timely reminder for Frank that his team is not just good enough, and more additions are needed.

They need quality squad depth to challenge effectively across the Champions League and other domestic competitions, and time is not on their side with around 15 days left in the transfer window.