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title: "Nottingham Forest: Reds make Morgan Gibbs-White transfer priority"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Nottingham Forest News"
published: "2022-08-11T09:35:12Z"
modified: "2022-08-11T09:35:12Z"
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# Nottingham Forest: Reds make Morgan Gibbs-White transfer priority

**According to reliable journalist [Alan Nixon](https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko), [Nottingham Forest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-news/) have made Morgan Gibbs-White their ‘main focus’ in the transfer market.**

### The Lowdown: Reds busy

The 22-year-old Gibbs-White is an [academy](https://www.wolves.co.uk/teams/mens-first-team/morgan-gibbs-white/) product of [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) side Wolves, but spent last season out [on loan](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cexq0qjk0qzo) at Sheffield United in a bid to gain some game time, and his impressive performances at Bramall Lane clearly caught the eye.

The Reds were [credited](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/gibbs-white-nottingham-forest-transfer-7423903) with an interest in the maestro and have been chasing him for most of the current window, though a deal has yet to come to fruition.

[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/08/07/nottingham-forest-premier-league-survival-guide-newcastle/) recently claimed that it would take £40m for the Midlands outfit to strike a deal with the Wanderers, but they are also pursuing a move for Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis, with [The Athletic](https://twitter.com/AdamLeventhal/status/1557651991949676544?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) revealing a bid on Thursday morning.

### The Latest: Forest massively keen on Gibbs-White

While the bid for Dennis has just hit the headlines, it appears the priority is still very much Gibbs-White.

Asked by a fan during a Q&A on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1556955298748825600?s=21&t=gAYi_2UsoZLKmentNJnh5w) whether Forest were any closer to completing moves for Gibbs-White or Josh Bowler, another one of their targets, Nixon simply responded:

*“Gibbs-White the main focus …”*

### The Verdict: Just get it done

Steve Cooper will already be familiar with Gibbs-White having [signed him](https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-complete-morgan-gibbs-white-loan-deal) at Swansea during his time at the former Liberty Stadium, while the player also helped dumped the Reds out of the League Cup last year, [scoring and creating four chances](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1589801/LiveStatistics/England-League-Cup-2021-2022-Nottingham-Forest-Wolverhampton) in a 4-0 demolition by Wolves at the City Ground.

All in all last season, the Stafford-born talent, [dubbed](https://twitter.com/buntingfootball/status/1522908374685343746?s=21&t=kcR9jy7qQ_giePGHT_9ZnQ) ‘sensational’ by sports journalist [Josh Bunting](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball), clocked up an outstanding 21 goal contributions in 39 appearances across all competitions for the Blades, via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-gibbs-white/leistungsdaten/spieler/429014/plus/0?saison=2021).

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Whilst £40m is a lot for a player still at such a young age, Forest need to bolster their ranks to ensure that they maintain their top-flight status, and the prolific form in the final third that Gibbs-White can offer could do just the job.