Bruno Lage manager
Nottingham Forest are “ready to move” for Wolves midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White as part of their summer transfer plans. He is valued at around £20million – unless another loan deal is on the cards – and Forest could face competition from Southampton, while Wolves boss Bruno Lage is also keen to retain the player.
Bruno lage said: “In January I did everything to convince him to stay here. It was very clear and I gave him space and time to think about it. At the end of January we spoke and between him, Scott (Sellars), and me we decided he would go and finish the season there. After, we will see. If I want him in January, I continue to want him here because he can be an important player for the club. He’s one of the players that comes from the academy and I know it’s so important for the club to have that. I am a foreigner and we have a lot of foreign players but it’s important for the club to have players from the academy and born in the UK, because they love Wolves more than me because they grew up here. I am here just one year and love to be here but the way players like Morgan loves the club is in a different way.”
Gibbs-White is currently contracted to Wolves until 2024 but Forest are reportedly willing to splash around £20m for a player who has a good relationship with Cooper from their time working together with England Under-17s.
Morgan Gibbs White said: “Steve and I have always had a good relationship. He did unbelievable things for me in the World Cup with England and when he was at Swansea, he gave me my chance when I went on loan there.”
