Despite pushing three points clear of the dropzone on Sunday, Nottingham Forest are set to lose one of their senior players this summer.
Gibbs-White "deserves" England call, says Vitor Pereira
Whilst the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium emptied, Vitor Pereira couldn't have asked for much more from his Nottingham Forest side on Sunday.
They put Spurs to the sword in a crucial relegation six-pointer and now sit three points clear of the bottom three with seven games left to play in the Premier League.
It was another game which featured a Morgan Gibbs-White goal. The midfielder is finding form at the perfect time, having scored three goals in his last four league games to help his side on their way to safety.
His latest effort came just days after Thomas Tuchel made the decision to leave him out of the England squad for this month's international break - just three months before the World Cup.
Gibbs-White will be hoping that the England boss got the chance to see his performance, which was certainly enough to leave Vitor Pereira pleased.
The Forest manager claimed that his star man "deserves" to be in the England squad despite Tuchel's decision, saying: "You know he deserves the national team (selection) but it is not my decision.
"I respect the decision of the manager of the national team but in my opinion he has the character and quality to be there. He is a fantastic player and he can do everything in a game.
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The Brazilian could be set to leave Forest this summer.
"He tries to help the team defending, is intelligent closing spaces, is a danger on the counter-attack, is a danger when we play with the ball, creating assists, scoring goals and what can I say?"
The Englishman is certainly enjoying a better moment than another Forest attacker too, and that could yet result in one summer departure.
Lorenzo Lucca set to leave Nottingham Forest
Whilst Gibbs-White continues to shine, Lorenzo Lucca continues to struggle. Now, according to reports back in his homeland, as relayed by Sport Witness, Lucca is set to leave Nottingham Forest at the end of the season.
There is an option for those at the City Ground to buy the Italian, but it looks unlikely that they'll be triggering that option following just one goal in his first seven games.
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The Tricky Trees are eyeing a move for a centre-back.
What's more, with Jesus back in the goals against Tottenham and Chris Wood on his way back from injury, there's every chance that Lucca rapidly becomes surplus to requirements in the Midlands.
Where he goes from here is the big question. Prior to arriving on loan at Forest, the towering forward had scored just twice for Napoli all season and they were all too wiling to open the exit door.
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It's been described as "bad news" for Lucca, but the truth is that he's looked unlikely to stay put at Forest ever since the arrival of Pereira, having not been in his squad for the last four Premier League games.
Back to square one, the 25-year-old could be one to watch this summer.