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Forest lodge formal complaint over Spurs' £60m Morgan Gibbs-White bid
Nottingham Forest have formally lodged a complaint with the Premier League over Tottenham Hotspur's move for Morgan Gibbs-White. Forest have decided to take action after consulting their lawyers, with the club claiming Spurs were never given permission to speak to Gibbs-White about a transfer and therefore made an illegal approach. Forest also believe there was a breach in confidentiality around the existence of Gibbs-White's release clause. Gibbs-White looked set to join Tottenham after they expressed their intention to trigger a £60million release clause in the 25-year-old's contract, but Forest's complaint has halted the deal. Gibbs-White was due to undergo a medical with Spurs on Friday but the attacking midfielder was back at pre-season training with Forest on Monday morning. Forest posted photos of Gibbs-White arriving at the training ground on social media. The Premier League has not given a timeline for the conclusion of the case but the Tottenham head coach, Thomas Frank, would hope to have Gibbs-White signed before the squad fly out for their pre-season tour on July 28 and the friendly against Arsenal in Hong Kong three days later. Spurs have refused to comment on the action taken by Forest. After learning of Tottenham's move for Gibbs-White, who has two years left on his contract, Forest ceased all communication with the club. Forest officials claim Spurs breached Premier League Rule T.1, which states that any club wishing to talk to a player who is still under contract needs the prior written consent of the club the player is contracted to before an approach can be made. The rule also says that for any club to make a direct, or indirect, approach to a player who is under contract without that permission is in breach of the rules and could face disciplinary action. Gibbs-White, who has played four times for England, is understood to be ready for a fresh challenge at Tottenham and to play in the Champions League before the World Cup next year. Manchester City were interested in signing him at the start of the summer but chose to buy Rayan Cherki for £34million from Lyon instead, in a deal they completed before the start of the Club World Cup. Forest have already sold Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United for £55million, so to lose Gibbs-White in the same summer would be a huge blow to their head coach, Nuno Espírito Santo, and club owner Evangelos Marinakis. Forest would also pass on 10 per cent of any fee for Gibbs-White to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who agreed a sell-on clause when they sold him in 2022.
BBC News
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St Helena teen sprinter's 5,000-mile journey for Island Games
Teenage sprinter Tyler Anthony has just made the biggest journey of his 15-year-old left his home island of St Helena to travel to Orkney for the 20th International Island epic trip had several steps considering he was coming from the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, roughly 4,850 miles flew from St Helena to Johannesburg, then to the UK, followed by a coach trip to Manchester, a flight to Aberdeen and, finally, a ferry to Orkney. Despite being so far from home, Tyler is not far from four other teammates, he is staying with St Helena's chief vet - who happens to have a house in Kirkwall. Andy Cant, who is originally from Orkney, is currently working in St Helena, but has kept his house back Tyler first qualified for the games, the word went out that he was looking for said: "Andy's wife, Alice, rang and she said 'Don't look for accommodation, you can come and stay with us in Orkney'."Because Andy and Alice are from Orkney, there's loads of athletes coming round the house. "So you get to mix and talk and ask how their training is, what they're doing and make it a friendly environment."Tyler was surprised by the weather in Orkney and has quickly warmed to the archipelago."It's just like back home in St Helena. Everything is small, everyone's cultural, it's really nice." For Tyler, the Island Games is the biggest sporting event he has ever been part St Helena team will be competing in athletics, squash and he is a bit nervous, he is mostly excited about the competition. Tyler, who will line up in the 100m and 200m, is one of the youngest competitors at the said: "It really is amazing, the best thing that's ever happened to me to be honest. "From the day I qualified, it's been on my mind ever since."The teenager usually trains twice a week on a Monday with a local athletics club, and on a Wednesday with a personal coach. Tyler hopes to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next summer and would love to one day break into the "big world of athletics". He was first inspired to take up running when he was around recalled: "I think I was in year four when I was in this athletics club. "The coach's son had qualified for the island games and that was my first time hearing about it. "He left a few weeks after and watching him on TV running."It kind of gave me the inspiration to train and do it in the future."Tyler hopes to get a medal at the Island Games this year and said he was taking the competition seriously. And so far he has attracted a lot of attention from locals and spectators in Orkney. Tyler competed in his 100m heat on Sunday and finished sixth with a time of will take part in the 200m race on said: "When I was walking up for the 100m, we had our St Helena crowd. "There were a few people here and there, cheering for St Helena. "I think it was a group of people from Orkney, who were further up from the 100m start and they were all cheering for me and I was so surprised. "It's very amazing to have a crowd cheering for me."People back home have also been showing their support. On BBC Radio Orkney's request music program on Friday night, he received 19 messages of good luck.
Sky News
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Premier League club Brentford to sell stake at £400m valuation
The owner of Brentford Football Club has clinched a deal to sell a minority stake in the Premier League side to new investors at a valuation of roughly £400m. Sky News has learnt that an agreement that will involve current owner Matthew Benham offloading a chunk of his holding to Gary Lubner - the wealthy businessman who ran Autoglass-owner Belron - is expected to be announced as early as Tuesday. Matthew Vaughn, the Hollywood film-maker whose credits include Layer Cake and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, is also expected to invest in Brentford as part of the deal, The Athletic reported last month. One insider suggested that the stake purchase would value the club at roughly £400m. Further details of the transaction were unclear on Monday night, although the insider speculated that it could ultimately see as much as 25% of the club changing hands. If confirmed, it would underline the continuing interest from wealthy investors in top-flight English clubs. FA Cup winners Crystal Palace have seen a minority stake being bought by Woody Johnson, the New York Jets-owner, in the last few weeks, with that deal hastened by the implications of former shareholder John Textor's simultaneous ownership of a stake in French club Lyon. Sky News revealed in February 2024 that Mr Benham had hired bankers at Rothschild to market a stake in Brentford. Under Mr Benham's stewardship, it has enjoyed one of the most successful transformations in English football, rising from the lower divisions to the top division in 2021. It has also moved from its long-standing Griffin Park home to a new stadium near Kew Bridge. This summer is proving to be one of transition, with manager Thomas Frank joining Tottenham Hotspur and striker Bryan Mbeumo the subject of persistent interest from Manchester United.
