This article was originally published on www.si.com as Tottenham Accused of ‘Illegal Approach’ Over Morgan Gibbs-White Transfer. Nottingham Forest are reported to be considering legal action over what they believe to be an “illegal approach” from Tottenham Hotspur to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.

Following their £55m move for West Ham's Mohammed Kudus, Spurs are now close to securing a deal for Gibbs-White, with the Nottingham Forest midfielder set to have a medical today.

Moving for Gibbs-White from Forest signals that Thomas Frank is planning to lean into the counter-attacking potential in his new side