"But, to have this right on the heel of the Elanga deal caused a lot of concern among supporters, and still is. It is a moving situation and things may change quickly - but it is messy, it is horrible, Forest don't want to be there in that situation. I'm fairly sure Gibbs-White doesn't either."

Tottenham's move for Morgan Gibbs-White has been put on hold after Nottingham Forest claimed Spurs had made an illegal approach and the player has now been urged to sue