Wolves have 'lot of money on the table' for £50m star at Molineux

Wolverhampton Wanderers feel that “this is not the moment” for the club to sell England U21 attacker Morgan Gibbs-White, according to Dean Jones.

The club have rejected offers from both Everton and Nottingham Forest so far this summer, with the club hoping to keep hold of the 22-year-old.

Bruno Lage has already slapped a £50m price tag on Gibbs-White, after Forest were suggested to have made a bid of £25m + £10m in add-ons for the forward minded player this summer.

According to the Wolves head coach, the Stafford-born player “wants to play” for Wolves, despite there being murmurs that he was understood to be interested in a move to the City Ground this season.

Gibbs-White enjoyed a successful loan period at Championship side Sheffield United last season, scoring 12 goals and providing 10 assists in 37 appearances according to Transfermarkt, in what was somewhat of a breakout season for the Wolves academy product.

And Jones believes that the West Midlands side simply don’t feel like now is the right time to be selling the seven-time England U21 international.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “I mean, it’s a lot of money on the table [for Gibbs-White] but pretty much their aim was to price him out of this market.

“So far, I guess it’s working because they are turning down a lot of money and saying it’s going to take more.

“It’s probably a bit frustrating for Gibbs-White, I’m sure he wouldn’t want this uncertainty coming into the new season.

“But yeah, Wolves just feel this is not the moment they want to be losing him.”

Gibbs-White has two seasons remaining on his contract at Molineux, which suggests that if the club receive an offer over £35m, the club may have to sanction a move to a Premier League rival, despite the fact that they