Morgan Gibbs-White confronts his past head on aiming to deliver a bright future for one of Britain’s most evocative clubs on Wednesday night
Long touted as one of this country’s most talented young players, he made his senior debut for Wolves aged 16 and a year later Gary Lineker advised Match of the Day viewers to ‘remember the name’ after a spectacular display against Chelsea at Molineux in December 2018 that brought a standing ovation.
Yet Gibbs-White never took the expected leap forward and after deciding the route was blocked at Wolves, he became Nottingham Forest’s record signing last summer for £25million. The fee was surprising for a player who had made only 12 Premier League starts, but the 22-year-old has comfortably been Forest’s best attacker this season.
With his appetite revived, Gibbs-White will relish the chance to take on his old club at the City Ground, with a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals the prize. It is the perfect opportunity to show them what they are missing, and a long way from his most difficult days at Wolves, the club he joined as an eight-year-old.