Nottingham Forest eye £50m former Premier League star with Morgan Gibbs-White set for exit


Nottingham Forest is one of the Premier League clubs that explore a deal for Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, as Talksport understands.

Former Aston Villa star Luiz wants to return to England a year after moving £ 50 million.

Forest could be set for Luiz as a possible replacement for Morgan Gibbs-White

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Forest could be set for Luiz as a possible replacement for Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCredit: Getty

The ambitious forest owner Evangelos Marinakis gives the idea of bringing the Brazilian international into the city.

A potential stumbling block is Luiz’s wage requirements more than £ 100,000 a week, which has already been postponed to West Ham.

The 27-year-old played 175 Premier League games for Villa and helped them qualify for the Champions League last season.

Everton has also registered her interest in the midfielder, as boss David Moyes hopefully to take up the Brazilian’s skills to improve.

Since Aston Villa departed, Luiz has only started three starts for the series -a giants last summer.

Therefore, the 18-cap brazil international will have a lot to prove if he was to end his nightmare magic with the old lady this summer.

Nottingham Forest is used after the sale of Anthony Elanga to Newcastle for £ 55 million for a shopping spree.

And Boss Nuno Espirito Santo could be with another cash injection if Forest agree to sell Morgan Gibs-White to Tottenham.

The forest captain carried out showdown talks with the club while continuing with Tottenham.

Spurs had hoped to complete the 60 million signing last Friday, but the Midlands Club has withdrawn from the deal, which quoted an “illegal approach” for the 25-year-old.

Douglas Luiz spent five years in Villa Park

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Douglas Luiz spent five years in Villa ParkCredit: Getty

Forest consulted her lawyers before designing a letter to Tottenham and the Premier League, in which their fear outlined. According to reports, you also said that you should not contact the player any further contact.

The Premier League still has to decide whether they will examine forests claims against the winners of the Europa League.

If this becomes the case, Tottenham could be exposed to a fine or a ban on transmission if it is found that it has violated the rules.

While the matter is aiming to find a solution, Gibbs-White has returned with Forest for training before the season.

He probably recorded his best season in the last term to help Forest for the first time in 30 years in a seventh place and European football.

Gibbs-White was the key to the forest assets last season, scored seven goals and registered eight templates in the league.

Morgan Gibbs-White remains in the dark in terms of his possible switch to Tottenham

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Morgan Gibbs-White remains in the dark in terms of his possible switch to TottenhamCredit: Getty

Forest missed the opportunity to place the Champions League Football on the last day after taking a place in the top 4 for a large part of the season.

His displays attracted the attention of several clubs, with Manchester City being attributed to the interest in English international.

However, Tottenham was the only club that made a serious offer for the star, and despite the turbulence outside the field around the deal, hope that the two clubs can agree.

But Forest can choose to withdraw the deal instead of blocking it completely with Gibbs-white that the move to North London changes this summer.