Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O’Hara has ripped into Nottingham Forest for blocking Morgan Gibbs-White’s move.
He told Grosvenor Sport: “Morgan Gibbs-White should go to the PFA, he should sue Nottingham Forest, and he should refuse to train. I think Forest are a disgrace, the way they have dealt with the situation is disgusting.
“He has signed a contract, and there’s a release clause of £60m pounds in there. He knows it’s in there, his agent knows it’s in there and Nottingham Forest know that it’s in there.
“He has agreed to that contract on those terms, whether he has become a better player at Forest that is worth more than £60m, that’s on him.
“Now, when someone finds out about the release clause, which happens every day in football, people find stuff out and agents talk, Nottingham Forest suddenly decide they can’t have that, and the clause is confidential.
“What do you mean confidential? It’s a release clause in a player’s contract; he’s entitled to know about it and tell people about it. What is going on here?
“Evangelos Marinakis has had an absolute stinker, and his club is going to lose Morgan Gibbs-White for 60 million because he’s done better than they expected, and someone found out. It’s a disgrace.
“A player can tell who he wants about his contract, he’s earned it, and they were all happy to sign it at the time. Now suddenly it’s illegal, what on earth are they on about? It’s disgusting.”