Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged Tottenham Hotspur to sign a Premier League star to provide cover for James Maddison.
It’s fair to say that James Maddison hasn’t been at his best since returning from an ankle injury back in January.
The Englishman enjoyed an exceptional start to life at Spurs following his £40 million switch from Leicester City last summer.
Maddison was arguably ‘the best player in the league’ during the first 10 games of the season, with Tottenham sitting top and unbeaten in early November.
But since his return from injury, he’s completed the full 90 minutes just once in the Premier League.
Most recently, Dejan Kulusevski replaced the Englishman in the 70th minute in the 1-1 draw at West Ham.
The Swede didn’t have the desired impact and Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged Tottenham to sign Morgan Gibbs-White to cover for Maddison.
Agbonlahor urges Tottenham to sign Gibbs-White
Speaking on talkSPORT, Agbonlahor was asked if the Nottingham Forest midfielder could play for a top four side.
“100 per cent. I see a team that suit him, Spurs,” the former Villa striker said. “You look at [James] Maddison being brought off in a few games recently and they’re bringing on [Giovani] Lo Celso who’s decent, imagine having that power next season.
“Champions League football, and you’re bringing on Gibbs-White and you’re rotating him in that position. I think he offers everything, first touch, can score a goal, can pick a pass out, he’s got that flair.
“Like we said earlier, that assist in the previous game against [Crystal] Palace to Chris Wood, the defenders didn’t even see that pass. Just a little dink onto Chris Wood’s head, a straight pass as well.
“I think he’s got it all and Nottingham Forest might be in a position at the end of the season where they have to sell someone like Gibbs-White.”
Tottenham keen on Gibbs-White
Gibbs-White has already been linked with a move to Tottenham ahead of the summer.
It’s been claimed that Forest could be forced to sell the midfielder before June due to Profit and Sustainability Rules.
The 24-year-old has starred for Forest over the past couple of seasons following his switch from Wolves.
This term, Gibbs-White has netted four times and provided seven assists in 30 league appearances.
With Postecoglou aiming to re-shape his midfield, a move for the ‘special‘ Gibbs-White could make plenty of sense for Spurs.
It would give the Aussie boss a capable back-up option to Maddison, while the Forest man is also capable of playing alongside Spurs’ star man in midfield.
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