Journalist Dean Jones has said that Newcastle United are the favourites to beat Tottenham Hotspur to Morgan Gibbs-White if the midfielder leaves Nottingham Forest this summer.
Tottenham have been linked with Gibbs-White
Over the last couple of months, it has been widely reported that Forest would have to sell some of their players in order to comply with PSR and that Gibbs-White could thus be sacrificed this summer (iNews).
Tottenham continue to be mooted as a potential destination for the midfielder, with Football Insider claiming just last week that the Lilywhites continue to hold a ‘strong interest’ in the player.
The report suggested that Ange Postecoglou wants to reshuffle his options in the middle of the park and that the 24-year-old is willing to leave the City Ground this summer if the right opportunity opens up.
However, Spurs are not thought to be the only club monitoring Gibbs-White, with HITC claiming last month that Eddie Howe is a fan of the midfielder and is keen to take him to St James Park this summer.
Newcastle likely to beat Spurs to Gibbs-White
Jones believes that the Forest star is more likely to end up in the North East than North London this summer.
When asked about Gibbs-White’s future, the journalist told GiveMeSport: “Doubt continues to linger around the potential of him staying at Nottingham Forest and my hunch is that if he leaves, Newcastle would be the club best placed to sign him.
“Spurs are being linked too but I’ve heard a few whispers around the Newcastle side of this that would make me side with them slightly in terms of being favourites at this early stage.
“He would be such an intriguing signing in that Newcastle team, a lovely player to have, making inroads behind Isak.
“We know the priority for Newcastle is to find an attacker for the right side of the attack but I would still keep an eye on Gibbs-White and how his situation starts to open up.”
Spurs Web Opinion
Gibbs-White is the obvious candidate for Spurs to turn their attention to if a move for Conor Gallagher proves unfruitful.
The Forest star has a very similar profile to the Chelsea man, being a workhorse in midfield, technically sound and homegrown.
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