Former Wolves attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White has insisted he had to leave the club for his career.

The 22-year-old departed for newly promoted Nottingham Forest in the summer in a deal that could rise to £42.5 million.

Despite playing 88 times for Wolves, Gibbs-White felt that his career was stalling at Molineux.

He said, per theExpress and Star: "You can get carried away when you are young. I made my debut at 16 and then got all those comments after the Chelsea game, so I matured quickly. I learned you don't get everything immediately.

"I started the Chelsea game and then for the next match I was on the bench. You need to give young players confidence to show what they are about. That is why I didn't see a future at Wolves any more. There was no end goal for me there. I needed a new start and Forest is the perfect club for me.

"If anything, the fee has taken pressure off me

"It brings more eyes my way and people can see what I produce on the pitch. It's not an overnight thing at Forest. You can't expect to sign 20-odd players and have it all gel straight away. It's going to take time but when it does click, it could be a really good place.

"The new contract for the manager was massive. It made us believe the owners believed in the manager, so we believe in him even more. Hopefully we will turn things around in the second half of the season. I've seen the pathway the owners want to go down and it looks bright."