Morgan Gibbs-White set for shock move to Tottenham as they trigger release clause

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Tottenham are set to complete the signing of Morgan Gibbs-White after triggering his £60million release clause, talkSPORT understands.The Nottingham Forest star will undergo a medical on Friday ahead of his move to Spurs, as new head coach Thomas Frank continues to bolster his squad.AFPMorgan Gibbs-White captained Nottingham Forest on a number of occasions last season[/caption]Gibbs-White has agreed to make the move to north London having drawn interest from a number of top clubsIn the 2024/25 campaign, he scored seven goals and provided a further eight assists in 34 Premier League games, as Forest qualified for the Europa Conference League with a seventh-place finish.This saw him become a target for Manchester City earlier in the summer, with Forest demanding huge money for their star.talkSPORT previously reported that the Reds had slapped a £100m price tag on Gibbs-White over a potential move to City, who went on to sign Rayan Cherkhi and Tijani Reijnders instead.But with Spurs are unexpectedly set to win the race for the England international, and they will not have to stump up anywhere near as much as their rivals.Gibbs-White is now set to depart for significantly less than Forest first hoped, while his former club Wolves will also take a portion of his transfer fee.The Molineux outift have a 10 per cent sell-on clause on any fee over the £25m plus £17m add-ons they sold him to Forest for in August 2022.With Anthony Elanga set to complete a £55m move to Newcastle, Gibbs-White now looks to be the second Reds star heading for the exit door.As for Spurs, the 25-year-old’s arrival would see him become their latest new addition, as Thomas Frank’s squad begins to take shape.talkSPORT understands they have already agreed a deal worth around £55m for West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus, who will complete his medical today.Breaking news. More follows…