Nottingham Forest sign Gibbs-White for club record fee
LONDON, England (AP) — Another day, another signing by Nottingham Forest.
Make that number 16 in this transfer window after Morgan Gibbs-White joined from Wolverhampton yesterday for a reported fee of £25 million, which would be a club record for Forest.
Forest have had to bulk up their squad for life back in the top division, after spending 23 years in the lower leagues and having a number of players only on loan last season.
The two-time European champions, who opened the season with a loss at Newcastle and a win over West Ham, have also signed, among others, former Manchester United players Jesse Lingard and Dean Henderson, right back Neco Williams from Liverpool, and striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin.
Gibbs-White, 22, is an attacking midfielder who has never been a regular at Wolves. He spent last season on loan at Sheffield United, scoring 12 goals and setting up 10 more.
He played 10 times for England’s under-21 team but never for the senior team.
Also yesterday, Chelsea signed another young midfielder in Cesare Casadei, who joined from Inter Milan on a six-year deal.
The 19-year-old Casadei was part of the Italy team that advanced to the semi-finals of the Under-19 European Championship this year.
Chelsea signed 18-year-old midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa at the start of August.
