Tottenham have opened talks with Manchester City over a deal for Savinho. Spurs are in the market for attacking reinforcements after missing out on several of their top targets in recent weeks, and their move for the winger is now advancing.
Thomas Frank was keen to reunite with Brentford duo Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa in north London this summer, but the former has joined Manchester United and the latter is appears to be Newcastle-bound.
As a result, alternative options have been identified and Fabrizio Romano reports that Spurs have opened club to club talks with City to discuss a deal to sign Savinho. Negotiations between the two sides are now ongoing, with the winger open to joining Tottenham if an agreement can be reached.
Frank has made it clear to the higher powers at Spurs that he feels Savinho is the ‘ideal player’ for his side, and the 21-year-old’s openness to a new challenge means personal terms should not be a problem.
The Brazilian joined City last summer from sister club Girona in a deal worth £30.8million, and Pep Guardiola’s side will be keen to make a profit on the forward given his potential. A fee in the region of £43m is being discussed.
Savinho scored three goals and assisted 11 times in all competitions last season, and his tallies would have been markedly more impressive had he shown greater composure in the final third at times – though that was the story of the campaign for City generally.
A £43m fee is well within reach of Tottenham given that their £60m move for Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White collapsed last month.
Further reinforcements are expected to arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the coming weeks, with another defensive signing not being ruled out as well as a midfielder. S
purs have already welcomed Mohammed Kudus to their ranks to provide an alternative option in the final third, with Joao Palhinha joining the club on a loan deal from Bayern Munich, which includes an option to buy.
It remains to be seen whether Savinho will be the latest star to commit their faith to Frank’s project, or whether City ultimately decide to put their faith in the tricky winger and fend off interest.