Nottingham Forest ace Morgan Gibbs-White is said to be on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the summer.
The 23-year-old has been a key figure for the Reds this season since his club record move from Wolverhampton Wanderers. And he can be instrumental in the remaining four games as Steve Cooper’s side fight to avoid relegation.
But his eye-catching performances have seemingly not gone unnoticed. Spurs are keeping an eye on him, according to the Daily Mail.
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Tottenham are targeting a creative midfielder when the transfer window opens. They have reportedly made a check on Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse and see Leicester City’s James Maddison as their priority, but are also “monitoring” Gibbs-White.
Forest’s Manchester United loanee Dean Henderson is also linked with Spurs. The goalkeeper’s campaign is over due to a thigh injury and he faces an uncertain future ahead of the new term.
Gibbs-White was Reds head coach Cooper’s top target last summer as the club prepared for life in the top-flight. He was signed for an initial £25 million, but the deal could rise to £42m with various add-ons - some of which are understood to be more likely to be achieved than others.
He has been almost an ever-present in the starting XI for Forest in their bid to stay up. So far, he has made 36 appearances in all competitions, netting four times in the league and weighing in with six assists.
"In the Premier League, you do get players who can make a difference. Morgan is definitely in the category of our players who can give something a game needs, especially when it's tight and there's nothing much in them,” Cooper recently said. “What we've got to do is keep him focused, motivated and confident, to feel free to take those risks and try things while making the right decisions for the team. We want his individual talent to come out, but we want it in the way we play, as a team.
"Players of his type will sometimes make mistakes because they are trying the hardest things, but he doesn't let it bother him too much in terms of trying again. Maybe that tells you about his mentality and his character.
"I honestly think it's about what's next with Morgan. It's not the time right now to see where he's at or where he's been. It's about what he can do in the next period, that's where my focus is. I believe he can have a big impact on games and make a difference.”
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