Spurs Eye £80m Rodrygo Move After Gibbs-White Miss

Spurs Tottenham can complete £80m transfer to make up for Morgan Gibbs-White miss A surprise name has recently been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium footballlondon Bookmark Share Comments Spurs By Lee Wilmot Head of Football 11:17, 28 JUL 2025 Bookmark Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest (Image: Getty Images) Don't miss any of the latest and best Spurs news - sign up to the free Tottenham newsletter for updates straight to your inbox More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Don't miss any of the latest and best Spurs news - sign up to the free Tottenham newsletter for updates straight to your inbox Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Tottenham have missed out on one of their big priority transfer targets of the summer. It looked as if Morgan Gibbs-White would become a new Spurs player after the Lilywhites seemingly triggered the 25-year-old's £60million release clause. But after Nottingham Forest shut down communications and threatened Spurs and the player's agent with legal action, the transfer saga ended on Saturday with Gibbs-White signing a new deal with Forest . New head coach Thomas Frank saw the England international as the perfect man for his Spurs system, having previously tried to sign Gibbs-White when he was in charge at Brentford. James Maddison has travelled with the squad to Asia for their pre-season tour of Hong Kong and South Korea, but Dejan Kulusevski remains sidelined, leaving Spurs short of options in the No.10 role somewhat. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sky Sports deal Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more. £35 Sky Get Sky Sports here There is an argument that Tottenham also need to address the No.6 position ahead of the summer transfer window closing. But while that may be a priority, Tottenham could make an £80million signing that is not entirely necessary to make up for the Gibbs-White failure. Spurs have been linked with a move for Rodrygo from Real Madrid, with the Brazilian looking set to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. Xabi Alonso has arrived as new head coach, taking over from Carlo Ancelotti, and Rodrygo has found his game time so far limited under the Spaniard, playing little part in Los Blancos' Club World Cup tournament. The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to the Premier League for much of the summer, with the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool tipped to make a move, before completing deals for Noni Madueke and Florian Wirtz respectively. Now Tottenham have emerged as potential suitors, and while Spurs are well stocked in the forward department, a player of Rodrygo's calibre coming through the door would certainly make supporters forget the loss of Gibbs-White. Rodrygo is comfortable anywhere across the frontline and would be a statement signing at a time when Spurs look to be lagging behind their rivals in the new signings stakes. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Football London Facebook X (Twitter) Comment More On Rodrygo Morgan Gibbs-White Spurs Spurs transfer news

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Tottenham have missed out on one of their big priority transfer targets of the summer.

It looked as if Morgan Gibbs-White would become a new Spurs player after the Lilywhites seemingly triggered the 25-year-old's £60million release clause. But after Nottingham Forest shut down communications and threatened Spurs and the player's agent with legal action, the transfer saga ended on Saturday with Gibbs-White signing a new deal with Forest .

New head coach Thomas Frank saw the England international as the perfect man for his Spurs system, having previously tried to sign Gibbs-White when he was in charge at Brentford.

James Maddison has travelled with the squad to Asia for their pre-season tour of Hong Kong and South Korea, but Dejan Kulusevski remains sidelined, leaving Spurs short of options in the No.10 role somewhat.

There is an argument that Tottenham also need to address the No.6 position ahead of the summer transfer window closing.

But while that may be a priority, Tottenham could make an £80million signing that is not entirely necessary to make up for the Gibbs-White failure.

Spurs have been linked with a move for Rodrygo from Real Madrid, with the Brazilian looking set to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

Xabi Alonso has arrived as new head coach, taking over from Carlo Ancelotti, and Rodrygo has found his game time so far limited under the Spaniard, playing little part in Los Blancos' Club World Cup tournament.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to the Premier League for much of the summer, with the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool tipped to make a move, before completing deals for Noni Madueke and Florian Wirtz respectively.

Now Tottenham have emerged as potential suitors, and while Spurs are well stocked in the forward department, a player of Rodrygo's calibre coming through the door would certainly make supporters forget the loss of Gibbs-White.

Rodrygo is comfortable anywhere across the frontline and would be a statement signing at a time when Spurs look to be lagging behind their rivals in the new signings stakes.