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Many outstanding players emerged nottingham forest This season, so far, it’s been a great game. The East Midlands are flying high in the Premier League and Chris Wood is their top scorer. The New Zealand striker has 12 goals In top flight.
Anthony Elanga was also a standout player for the Garibaldi Reds. The Manchester United academy graduate has contributed three goals and four assists in the top flight. That’s just three more goals and assists than Forest’s other first-choice winger, Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has two goals and assists each.
However, perhaps Forest’s star of the season is Morgan Gibbs White.
Gibbs-White’s statistics for the 2024/25 season
It’s been a season to remember for Forest No. 10 Gibbs-White, despite a slow start. He has four goals and three assists in 16 top-flight games This term, but in recent games it has been particularly profitable.
The former Wolves man has scored or assisted six goals in his last six games. That included a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in early December.
Obviously, he has a great reputation in the football world. Despite a poor start to the season, former England interim manager Lee Casserly recruited him into the national team and immediately gave him his debut. He called the 24-year-old man “Tough to deal with” is a high rating indeed.
It looks like Gibbs-White is back to his best, which is a huge benefit for Forest. However, he is believed to have “strong interest” in Premier League sides Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Aston Villa, who could all try to sign him, According to the Post.
If Forest’s talisman leaves the club, they are likely to already have a replacement.
Forest’s perfect Gibbs-White replacement
The player in question here is attacking midfielder Habib Diarra. According to Asromalive.it Earlier this week, the East Midlands side were targeting the midfielder, who could be worth as much as £17m. They are likely to compete with Premier League side Everton in the race to sign the 21-year-old.
If Forest finally reach an agreement to sign Diarra, they will add a “big talent” to the club. At least, that’s it Football talent scout Jacek Kulig described him asThis certainly bodes well for the City Stadium faithful.
In fact, the versatile midfielder has been in excellent form so far in the 2024/25 season for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. The Senegalese midfielder has scored 4 goals and provided 1 assist Played 15 games in the French top flight This season, including once on the first day of the season.
He is also a great leader, as shown by the fact that he captains the club in all Ligue 1 games he plays, much like Nottingham’s Gibbs White.
Not only does he play a similar role to the Forest captain, as an advanced number eight or ten, but his numbers are also on par with the former Wolves player.
Statistically you can see the similarities between the two Compare them on FBref. Their possession count is pretty good, with Diarra averaging 2.39 improvements per game and Gibbs-White just slightly more at 2.73.
The Strasbourg midfielder averages 4.65 progressive passes per 90 minutes, while the Forest midfielder makes just 5.18 per game.
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Diarra vs. Gibbs-White |
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State (per 90 people) |
diarrhea |
Gibbs-White |
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progressive carry |
2.39 |
2.73 |
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progressive pass |
4.65 |
5.18 |
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key pass |
0.85 |
1.87 |
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Create the action of the shot |
1.9 |
3.96 |
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ball recovery |
3.17 |
4.6 |
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Statistics come from FB reference |
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There is no doubt that losing Gibbs-White will be a huge blow to the Forest team. The attacking midfielder is a talisman for the East Midlands side and will not be easily replaced. However, they may have found someone who can do just that.
For a reasonable price of £17 million, they could bring in a talented, creative, goal-oriented midfielder who is also a great leader. That could easily be a description of Gibbs-White. It does appear that Diarra could be a great addition to Garibaldi’s red team.
