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We asked for your views on Morgan Gibbs-White being set to leave Nottingham Forest for Tottenham, who are triggering a £60m release clause.

Here are some of your comments:

Steven: What on earth are Forest thinking? First Anthony Elanga [close to £55m move to Newcastle], now Gibbs-White. Who in their right mind thinks selling these players makes Forest better? If this is confirmed, I'm done with Forest.

Max: It feels like this is the beginning of the end. Losing Elanga, and now losing Gibbs-White. I hope I am wrong, but I think we could be back in the Championship in a few years. We can't sell our biggest stars and expect to continue on an upward trajectory.

Grahame: We will be fighting relegation again if we sell any more players. This all comes out of missing out on the Champions League. Anyway, I would not be selling Gibbs-White for anything less than 100m! Newcastle got Elanga cheap when we should have held out for at least £60m or £70m. Typical of the top clubs thinking they can run all over the so-called little clubs.

Jonathan: My player of the season is off to Newcastle and now the club's other match-winning talent is about to depart, leaving Callum Hudson-Odoi as the sole creator and finisher. Unless there is a player of similar quality about to join the squad, it is likely to be a low-scoring and challenging season.

Simon: If they sell Gibbs-White, having just sold Elanga, you might as well just drop out of Europe and relegate us now.

Max T: A completely disastrous double blow. Gibbs-White leaving rips the heart out of our team. He brings captain energy and drive. The reveal of a £60m release clause no fan was aware of has been tough to stomach and shines more light on the promotion deal we struck. It is almost impossible to replace two players like this in two windows. Not the European dawn I imagined.

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The expected departure of Morgan Gibbs-White will leave a cavernous creative void at Nottingham Forest. While Chris Wood provided the goals last season and Newcastle-bound Anthony Elanga enhanced Forest's forward line with his pace and assists, Gibbs-White was the team's fulcrum.

Thriving in the No.10 role for his club under Nuno Espirito Santo, Gibbs-White made his England debut last September and contributed seven top-flight goals and eight assists as Forest improved by 10 places on their finishing position in 2024. He is the only player to reach double figures for combined goals and assists in three consecutive Premier League seasons with Forest.

Last season, the 25-year-old was involved in 148 attacks that led to an attempt on goal in the Premier League, either through him taking the shot, creating the chance or being involved in the build-up. None of his team-mates came close to matching that tally.

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The possible £60m acquisition of Gibbs-White means new Spurs head coach Thomas Frank could have an abundance of options to play as the central attacking midfielder. It follows swiftly on from a £55m deal for Mohammed Kudus, who typically played out wide for West Ham but has said his preferred position is as a No.10.

Tottenham, of course, already had James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski for that role. Those four players are versatile but the question is whether they can all contribute and be content?

Nottingham Forest have had another bid rejected for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, 28. The bid is believed to be even lower than the £25m they previously offered for the Congolese international in January despite the Bees' valuation of £50m. (The Athletic - subscription required), external

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Nottingham Forest have revealed their new home kit for the 2025-26 season.

The launch on social media and the club's official website comes against a background of fan frustration at the imminent sales of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White and winger Anthony Elanga to Tottenham and Newcastle respectively.

The club said the strip is "inspired by kits of the past" and features "the return of white pinstripes first seen in the 1981-82 season and now paired with a modern, darker stripe".

Forest added: "As we prepare to take the stars back to the European footballing stage for the first time since 1995-96, a piece of our illustrious history is coming with us as the club celebrates its 160th anniversary this season."

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With Nottingham Forest in talks with Tottenham over the £60m sale of Morgan Gibbs-White, we want your views.

The England international is set to have a medical with the north London side. Well-placed sources have told BBC Sport the 25-year-old has a £60m release clause, which Spurs are set to trigger with the formalities of his switch to accelrrate in the next 24 hours.

An exit would leave Forest without Gibbs-White when they are already set to lose Anthony Elanga to Newcastle for £55m.

So, what do you make of the news, especially the release clause that is understood to be in place? And if both Gibbs-White and Elanga are sold, who do Forest replace the duo with this summer?

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Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are among the Premier League clubs considering Manchester City and England Under-21s midfielder James McAtee, 22, this summer. (Sky Sports, external)

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