Gibbs-White signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest, which ended Spurs’ pursuit of the 25-year-old following over two weeks of waiting. Tottenham Hotspur were left shocked by the midfielder’s decision to sign a new deal at the City Ground, and they have now backed away from the deal.

Morgan Gibbs-White appears to be locked into Nottingham Forest for the long haul after signing a contract making him the highest paid player in their history. talkSPORT can reveal the bumper

Tottenham have a history of failing to get transfers done in spectacularly unfortunate fashion, including Morgan Gibbs-White and Paulo Dybala.

Tottenham Hotspur’s dream of signing Morgan Gibbs-White is over. The North Londoners entered the summer transfer window with the aim of strengthening their midfield, and they have been linked with several names. The top target was Morgan Gibbs-White, for whom Spurs were ready to pay £60 million to sign.

MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE has not travelled with the Nottingham Forest squad to Portugal for pre-season due to a “personal matter”. Forest are set to face Fulham this Saturday in Faro,