Morgan Gibbs-White phoned Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank to apologise for failed transfer | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White has phoned Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank to apologise for the transfer not going through, according to The Athletic.

The attacker was set to move to London after Spurs tabled bids for him that met and then exceeded a £60 million release clause in his former contract.

Gibbs-White was set for a medical only for the deal to fall through, with him ending up signing a new contract with the City Ground club.

He called Frank afterwards, saying ‘sorry’ for how the situation played out, but the Spurs boss told him an apology was not required.

Gibbs-White was set on the move to Tottenham, but a 30-minute meeting with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis in Portugal helped change his mind.

Spurs were ready to make him their most expensive signing. The deal would have eclipsed the £65m they paid Bournemouth for Dominic Solanke last summer.

Both parties have now moved on, and Frank is looking to add an attacker to his ranks after Heung-min Son left and James Maddison picked up a long-term injury.

Tottenham are plotting a move for Morgan Rogers, but it remains to be seen whether they will make an official bid as Aston Villa insist he is not for sale.

Their capitulation in the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain is a timely reminder for Frank that his squad is not just good enough, and more additions are needed.

They need quality squad depth to challenge effectively across the Champions League and other domestic competitions, and time is not on their side with time running out in the summer transfer window.