TA: Tottenham s introduction of Gibbs White was significantly slowing down, but they were interested in Palinia but wanted to introduce it on loan first

 4:27pm, 22 July 2025
According to The Athletic, Tottenham's introduction of Gibbs White has slowed significantly in the past week. Tottenham has the idea of Palinia in the midfield, but hopes to introduce it on loan first, rather than signing directly. In addition, Tottenham may still strengthen the full-back position.

After the climax of the previous week, it seems Gibbs White is almost a Tottenham player, but things have slowed down significantly over the past week.

The midfielder played a friendly match against Monaco for Nottingham Forest this weekend. He was originally scheduled to go with the team to Portugal this week for preseason training camp, but he failed to travel with the team on Monday for "private reasons".

White's teammate Ola Ener said Gibbs White "maintained a professional attitude" in the forest this week. But at the end of the day, his future is still unclear. The £60 million offer from Tottenham happened to trigger the confidential termination clause in Gibbs White's contract, which frustrated the Forest side. However, this situation has stalled over the past week.

The question is whether the combination of Tottenham's interest and the termination clause is enough to promote the completion of the deal, or whether Tottenham eventually had to give up the deal and look for other candidates.

level. Regardless of the result of Gibbs White's trade, Tottenham's biggest problem in recent years actually occurs at the No. 6 position, which is the position of the defensive midfielder.

In a friendly match against Reading, Tottenham Hotspur started with Bentancur and Saar as the midfielder, and Bisuma made a substitute in the second half.

Currently, there has been a scandal between Tottenham and Bayern Munich midfielder Paligna. The Portuguese international is likely to transfer this summer, but Tottenham prefers to introduce it on loan first rather than signing it directly and permanently.

In the central defender position, Tottenham looks relatively stable, Vuskovic's performance against Reading is impressive, and Takai Yukita will join the competition later.

Tottenham may still hope to add some depth to the full-back position, but Peters, who had previously been rumored to have a scandal, has joined West Ham United.