Morgan Gibbs-White transfer can fix three Tottenham problems

Tottenham remain keen on signing Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest because of how important he can become to Thomas Frank's team.

Spurs are currently entangled in a messy situation in trying to sign the 25-year-old after triggering his £60million release clause only for Forest to claim an illegal approach was made and that the confidential nature of that clause was breached with suggestions Spurs submitted a bid worth the exact amount required to trigger it.

Forest have been trying for months to tie Gibbs-White down to a big new contract to make him the club's highest earner, in exchange for removing the clause or at least including a renegotiated one, but the midfielder has refused thus far to enter into any talks over a deal that has only two years remaining.

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The transfer saga has now become a legal matter between the two clubs although Forest are not believed to have officially complained to the Premier League as of yet. There is no communication between the clubs at the moment.

If Spurs can eventually get Gibbs-White through the door then it solves a number of issues for the north London club and Frank. Here are three that we can immediately see.

Claims of words not action

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy made some big claims in his recent club interview about the Europa League win after sacking Ange Postecoglou to appoint Frank.

"We’ve won a European trophy, but it’s not enough. It’s what we haven’t done that is more important. We need to win the league. We want to win the Premier League, we want to win the Champions League. We want to win," he said.

With that big statement Spurs needed to show that they truly meant those declarations and that it wasn't just words to calm the fans.

The £60million move for Gibbs-White, hot on the heels of the £55million signing of Mohammed Kudus and the £5million capture of Kota Takai would show that there's some real intent there to create a quality squad ready for the Champions League. The first two transfers especially would be seen as statement ones.

It would also be the start of backing Frank with players that he needs and wants and that will ease the problem of supporters unhappy with the efforts in the transfer window.

A mobile playmaker

Frank has wanted Gibbs-White for years and had wanted to bring him to Brentford from Wolves seasons ago. The Dane sees the England international as the perfect kind of mobile playmaker for his system with his creativity and work rate.

James Maddison has made an impact at Tottenham over the past two seasons but he is coming back from a knee injury and his playing style is more about bursts of energy and impact, blended with quality, rather than being a constant mobile presence on the pitch.

Dejan Kulusevski, who is working his way back after knee surgery, is another playmaker option if Frank does not see him as a right winger.

Gibbs-White will provide constant movement and breaking between the lines as a No.10 or able to play in a deeper central role alongside an anchorman. If Frank fears there is not enough mobility in the advanced playmaker role at Tottenham then Gibbs-White will solve that.

Solanke service

If Gibbs-White comes in alongside Kudus then one problem likely to be solved is the lack of service into striker Dominic Solanke.

Spurs signed the 27-year-old striker from Bournemouth last summer for £60million and he enjoyed a solid debut season with 24 goal involvements from 45 matches despite missing a couple of months with a knee injury. That haul came despite a distinct lack of service in many games during the season, especially in the second half of the campaign, with the striker running himself into the ground for the team.

Tottenham struggled for creativity at times last season, especially against teams with a low block, and Gibbs-White, should he arrive, will provide a major dose of quality into the team with his playmaking alongside Kudus' dribbling ability.

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