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The inside story of Morgan Gibbs-White's Nottingham Forest U-turn: How Evangelos Marinakis convinced England star to stay, why owner refused to sell to Tottenham and what happened with the release clause

Towards the end of last season, even Morgan Gibbs-White's Nottingham Forest team-mates had given up hope of their talisman staying at the club.

Perhaps it was the constant chatter about interest from Manchester City, followed by the exchanges with Pep Guardiola on the pitch and in the tunnel after City beat Forest in the semi-final at Wembley in April.