Tottenham Hotspur’s gruelling 2025/26 Premier League season is finally over, and while the club avoided the drop, the relief of survival cannot mask the scale of the challenge ahead. Just a year removed from Europa League glory under Ange Postecoglou, Spurs have now suffered back-to-back 17th-place finishes — and with ENIC signalling long-term structural changes, a genuine transformation of the squad feels not just necessary but overdue.
Tottenham rekindle interest in Gibbs-White
The club has made a practical start to the window, securing Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on free transfers. However, the real business must go further — particularly in attack and in the creative areas of the pitch that have let Spurs down for far too long.
Negotiations with Manchester City are reportedly underway over winger Savinho, reviving a pursuit that came to nothing last summer. But according to Sports Boom, Tottenham are also preparing to reignite their interest in Nottingham Forest captain Morgan Gibbs-White — a move that fell apart at the eleventh hour twelve months ago when a £60 million deal collapsed after Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis stepped in with a lucrative new contract to keep his captain at the City Ground. Gibbs-White had already agreed personal terms with Spurs before the deal unravelled.
This time around, the competition is significantly fiercer, with Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, and Manchester United all monitoring the midfielder. Yet his surprising omission from Thomas Tuchel’s England World Cup squad — despite a brilliant individual season — could work in Tottenham’s favour.
Why Gibbs-White may be the smarter pick over Savinho
As the window swings open in earnest, Roberto De Zerbi’s side clearly need a creative overhaul. Gibbs-White fits the profile perfectly — offering both invention in tight spaces and a combative presence in midfield that Spurs have sorely lacked.
Like Savinho, he has been left out of his country’s World Cup plans, but the argument for his inclusion is arguably far stronger. Over the past two seasons, Gibbs-White has demonstrated striking versatility — flowing and elegant as part of a high-pressing Forest side in 2024/25, then resilient and commanding as a talisman during a difficult relegation battle this past campaign.
Savinho is undoubtedly an exciting talent — quick, direct, and dangerous out wide — but his record at City gives reason for pause. He started just seven Premier League matches under Pep Guardiola last season, and even in a more prominent campaign prior to that, he managed only one league goal.
Spurs cannot afford to think small
Tottenham’s supporters have run out of patience with cautious, incremental recruitment. Heading into 2026/27, they demand bold moves — and Gibbs-White represents exactly that kind of ambition. He has already signalled a willingness to make the move to north London once before.
Without the carrot of Champions League football to offer, convincing him to choose Spurs over their rivals will not be straightforward. But if De Zerbi can sell his vision convincingly, Gibbs-White could become the creative cornerstone of a genuine rebuild — and the kind of signing that sets the tone for a new era at the club.
