Colback was speaking at an event organised by Bally Bet that sawMark Crossley and a team of fellow Forest legends line up against an All-Stars Vets squad. Several familiar faces were on show at the City Ground.
Gibbs-White, after four seasons on Trentside, is well on course to become a Reds icon himself. Quizzed on whether he can join the modern day greats - such as Stuart Pearce, Roy Keane and Stan Collymore - Colback added: “I think it’s similar with the Elliot Anderson situation, you hope he stays.
“Obviously, he had an opportunity to leave and go to Tottenham and ended up staying. I think he really enjoys it here. He likes living in the area and it's a wonderful club. I think maybe sometimes players jump in too quickly to move into the so-called bigger teams. But what he could do here in terms of legacy and all of that is something money can't buy.
“But you just don't know. He's missed out on the World Cup. Is that because of where he's at, which can sometimes happen? You don't know. I don't want to speak for him, but of course everyone involved with Forest wants him to stay.”