Morgan Gibbs-White: Nottingham Forest sign midfielder for club-record fee which could rise to £42.5m
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Updated 19/08/2022 at 10:38 GMT
Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolves for a club-record fee. Forest have been chasing the midfielder all summer with Gibbs-White signing a five-year contract. He is their 16th signing of the summer as Forest returned to the Premier League for the first time since 1999. Gibbs-White will wear the number 10 shirt.
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Nottingham Forest have signed Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolves for a club-record fee which could rise to £42.5m.
Gibbs-White has penned a five-year deal that will initially cost £25m, plus a further 17.5m in add-ons.
Forest have been chasing the midfielder, who is their 16th signing in this transfer window, all summer.
He will be reunited with manager Steve Cooper, who he worked with at Swansea when he was on loan during the 2020-21 season.
The 22-year-old was also part of Cooper’s side that won the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2017.
Last year, Gibbs-White was one of the standout performers in the Championship last season during his loan spell at Sheffield United, where the Blades reached the play-off semi-finals, only to be beaten by Forest.
‘Hardest decision of my life’
Gibbs-White joined Wolves’ academy at the age of eight, making his senior team debut at 16 years old.
He has had loan spells at Swansea and Sheffield United, but he says that “Wolves has been his whole life”.
“This has been the hardest decision of my life,” said Gibbs-White. “But one I felt I had to take at this stage of my career.
“It hurts to leave but it’s time to take on a new challenge. I’ll always be a Wolves fan and watch out for our results on matchdays.
“I want to wish everyone all the best for the future and hope to see you all soon.”
Nottingham Forest’s expensive transfer window
Forest have spent £145.5m on new signings this summer, the second highest figure for a team in the Premier League.
Only Chelsea have spent more on £176.5m as Forest have laid down a big marker to stay in the Premier League for a second consecutive season.
- Taiwo Awoniyi - Union Berlin, £17.5m
- Neco Williams - Liverpool, £17m
- Orel Mangala - Stuttgart, £12.6m
- Moussa Niakhate - Mainz, £12.8m
- Giulian Biancone - Troyes, £5m
- Remo Freuler - Atalanta, £7.6m
- Omar Richards - Bayern Munich, £8.5m
- Lewis O'Brien - Huddersfield, £5.3m
- Harry Toffolo - Huddersfield, £5.3m
- Brandon Aguilera - LD Alajuelense, £855,000
- Jesse Lingard - Manchester United, free
- Cheikhou Kouyate - Crystal Palace, free
- Wayne Hennessey - Burnley, free
- Dean Henderson - Manchester United, loan
- Emmanuel Dennis - Watford, £20m
- Morgan Gibbs-White - Wolves, £42.5m
They beat West Ham 1-0 last weekend to win their first Premier League match since 1999, after losing their opening game of the season to Newcastle.
Forest travel to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday.
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