Tottenham drew friendlies with two third-division sides in a single afternoon… and then learnt key target is staying at the City Ground

There are multiple avenues that Spurs could head down over the coming weeks, but one route we know will not be followed is toward the City Ground for Nottingham Forest playmaker Morgan Gibbs-White, who has signed a new contract in spite of Tottenham activating his £60m release clause earlier this month.

Spurs won’t be signing Morgan Gibbs-White - but they may have the perfect Plan B in place already. A little under two weeks ago, Tottenham Hotspur thought they were getting hold of Morgan Gibbs-White,