Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest will be trying to earn an England cap this weekend.
The Three Lions will meet the Republic of Ireland in their first game since Gareth Southgate’s departure following the defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 Final.
Lee Carsley is the interim manager, and by bringing in Forest star Gibbs-White, Noni Madueke, and Angel Gomes, the under-21 squad has reformed.
Gibbs-White has been hammering on the door since he joined Forest. Last season, he matured, scoring six goals and assisting ten times as the Reds remained in the Premier League.
Earlier this week, Neco Williams referred to Gibbs-White as Forest’s best player, and his value to the team is well understood by City Ground fans.
How much is Nottingham Forest worth? Morgan Gibbs-White
An intriguing article from The Athletic has emerged, detailing how much it would have needed for Forest to consider doing business with Gibbs-White this summer.
The Reds met the PSR criterion by not selling Gibbs-White, Murillo, or Callum Hudson-Odoi to make ends meet.
Instead, Moussa Niakhate, Orel Mangala, Odysseas Vlachodimos, and Joe Worrall were released to help balance the books and meet the PSR requirements.
According to reports, any team interested in signing Gibbs-White this summer would have had to pay £70 million to persuade Forest that moving him was the best option.
That demonstrates that not only does the club regard him as the best player in the squad, but by putting such a high price on his head, they are notifying every Premier League team that he is not for sale.
Gibbs-White is heading to the top.
Hopefully, Gibbs-White will be able to play in one of England’s two games over the international break, and Forest may be able to increase his price at that time.
The offensive midfielder is unquestionably the Reds’ best player, and the opportunities he produces never go unnoticed by those who calculate the data each week.
Gibbs-White will play for a team in a European competition at some time during his club career, and Forest will be forced to sell.
Forest have learned a lot about recruitment in recent years, though, and this is good news for supporters.
It emphasizes that, while players may outgrow Forest, the club will not be forced to lower their rates in order to attract top talent.
In our opinion, £70 million would be a very fair price given that it would result in a large profit for Forest over what the club paid for Gibbs-White when he signed from Wolves.
The goal, at least for the next year or two, is that Gibbs-White will remain at Forest and help the club finish higher in the Premier League than it has in the previous two seasons.
