How much?! Nottingham Forest reach agreement with Wolves to sign Morgan Gibbs-White for £42.5m with Steve Cooper’s side set to complete their SIXTEENTH signing of the summer as spending soars past £150m
- Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement to sign Morgan Gibbs-White
- Steve Cooper’s side have negotiated a £42.5m fee for the Wolves midfielder
- The England U21 star will become Forest’s 16th signing of the summer window
- The signing would take Cooper’s spending to over £150m for the window
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal which could rise to a staggering £42.5million to sign Wolves midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
The 22-year-old, who spent last season on loan in the Championship with Sheffield United, is due to undergo a medical with Forest later today after a deal was struck between the two sides.
He will become an incredible 16th summer signing for Forest and will bring their total spending for the transfer window to more than £150m, with only Chelsea having spent more in this window following their £176.5m worth of additions.
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth £42.5million to sign Morgan Gibbs-White
Steve Cooper’s side will have spent over £150million once the transfer goes through
Wolves had already rejected one approach from Forest for the midfielder, before accepting the lucrative deal worth £25million plus a figure between £7m and £10m in achievable add-ons along with further bonuses.
Steve Cooper’s newly-promoted side have proved they’re not afraid to make bold decisions in the transfer market, having already made 15 additions and only being out-spent by Chelsea this summer.
Taiwo Awoniyi for £17million, Neco Williams for £17m plus add-ons and Jesse Lingard who signed for free but earns £120k-a-week are all statements of intent from Forest – along with a whole host of other new faces.
Gibbs-White was of particular interest to Forest, with Cooper knowing the player well from their time together with England’s U-17s and the midfielder’s time on loan at Swansea.
Gibbs-White has made 88 appearances for Wolves since coming through the academy
Taiwo Awoniyi (middle) and Jesse Lingard (left) are among other signings this summer
The fee agreed is an eyebrow raiser, with…