What's next for Morgan Gibbs-White: Why Man City deal isn't dead, his contract battle and the three other Premier League clubs keen on Nottingham Forest talisman
As Morgan Gibbs-White sat disconsolate on the Wembley turf, the prospect of a first major trophy disappearing over the horizon, Pep Guardiola made a beeline for the playmaker.
During his time in England, Guardiola's on-pitch chats with opposition players have always got people talking and, with the television cameras following him, the Manchester City boss approached Gibbs-White soon after Forest's defeat in the semi-final on April 27.
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