Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly secured a new midfielder as they focus on strengthening their midfield this summer.
According to Team Talk in England, Spurs are expected to beat Newcastle United to the signing of Nottingham Forest ace Morgan Gibbs-White, 24, which would set a new transfer record for the club.
Tottenham have gotten off to a good start this season with the addition of James Maddison. The pairing of Heung-min Son and Maddison, who replaced Harry Kane, has been a revelation and has lifted the team. Tottenham also went on a 10-match unbeaten run (8 wins, 2 draws) to climb to the top of the table.
However, when Maddison went down with an injury, Spurs struggled. As the chances he provided dwindled, so did Spurs’ ranking. Even though Maddison is back, he’s still not back to his best form of the early season, when he was linking up in the middle of the park.
With Maddison stuck in the middle, Son Heung-min is also struggling. Son started the game against Newcastle United as a frontline striker, but was substituted after 58 minutes without a single shot on target.
Postecoglou sees a lack of depth in the Maddison position. That’s why he continues to link up with Connor Gallagher (Chelsea). It’s a crucial position that not only creates chances for the offense, but also applies pressure.
Gibbs-White is all the more interesting because he grew up in Hwang’s Wolverhampton youth team. After making his first-team debut in January 2017 at the age of 16, he had loan spells at Swansea City and Sheffield United (both in the Championship) and has been with Nottingham since the summer of 2022.
Gibbs-White was voted Sheffield United’s Player of the Year in the 2021-2022 season before being named Nottingham’s Player of the Year last season. In his first season at Nottingham, he had five goals and eight assists in 35 league games, and this season he has been consistent with five goals and seven assists in 32 games.
Gibbs-White’s pace, energy, and ability to play as a second striker with the ability to score goals has been praised. That’s exactly what Postecoglou wants.
According to Football Insider, Tottenham are in the best position to sign Gibbs-White at the end of the season. While Newcastle have entered the race to 먹튀검증 sign Gibbs-White, it is Tottenham who have more freedom under the Premier League’s Revenue and Sustainability Regulations (PSR).
Because of this, the publication cites sources as saying that they believe Gibbs-White is “already a player for Pochettino Glu”. Furthermore, Nottingham have set a price tag of £50 million for Gibbs-White. That would break the club record of £47.5 million set last summer for Brennan Johnson (Tottenham).
Gibbs-White’s move to Tottenham could be cemented by results. If Spurs finish in the top four and qualify for the UEFA Champions League, it will make it easier for Gibbs-White to sign.
Spurs are currently in fifth place (60 points), three points behind fourth-place Aston Villa (63 points), who have played one more game. Initially, it was thought that a fifth-place finish would be enough for Spurs to qualify for the Champions League, which is expanding from 32 to 36 spots next season.
However, English clubs’ poor performances in all three European competitions this season (Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference) made it virtually impossible to secure an extra ticket. As a result, Spurs have the daunting task of finishing in the top four on their own in their remaining six games.