Tottenham Hotspur have already splashed the cash on Mohammed Kudus, but could add more quality out wide with a move for Savinho.
Son Heung-min has waved goodbye to Tottenham Hotspur this summer, securing a move to Major League Soccer side LAFC.
New Spurs boss Thomas Frank had already landed one new winger, with Mohammed Kudus joining Tottenham from West Ham United in July.
Son’s departure leaves Tottenham searching for another wide man, though, with Manchester City’s Savinho emerging as the top target.
City are reluctant to sell Savinho, but Real Madrid’s Rodrygo fancies a move to the Etihad Stadium, and Spurs will be paying close attention.
Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty ImagesTim Vickery on Savinho to Tottenham Hotspur
City snapped up Savinho last summer, luring him over from Troyes after shining on loan at Girona – two clubs within the City Football Group.
The 21-year-old endured a mixed debut campaign in the Premier League, racking up 10 assists but finding the net just once.
Savinho certainly has potential, but City have so many options in the final third and Pep Guardiola may yet be tempted to cash in.
Brazilian football expert Tim Vickery has shared his verdict on the rumours, telling Sky Sports that a move to Spurs would be a ‘surprise’ for Savinho, but the World Cup is a big factor.
Vickery highlighted that Savinho wants to book his place at the 2026 World Cup, and may feel that he needs to play regularly in order to lock down a spot in the Brazil squad.
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Savinho was not named in Carlo Ancelotti’s first Brazil squad earlier this summer, though his role for City at the Club World Cup may have been a considerable factor.
Vickery believes Savinho probably wouldn’t even be interested in joining Spurs if it wasn’t for the World Cup, with next summer’s tournament offering ‘dynamite’ factor to a potential Savinho exit.
“I think it would be a surprise,” said Vickery.
“He didn’t have a bad debut season with City, but he didn’t have the impact that many were expecting, and perhaps not the impact that he himself was expecting.
“I don’t really think that that’s so much his fault, I think that’s City… the little collapse they had after Rodri got injured.
“What’s crucial here is the timing. Remember, we’re on the countdown now to the World Cup, and Savinho was beginning to establish himself in the Brazil team. He played six World Cup qualifiers in a row, either starting or off the bench, and then in came Carlo Ancelotti.
“Now, Ancelotti’s first squad for qualifiers in early June… Savinho wasn’t even in it. Now, that I’m sure has set off alarm bells. So, I’m sure in his mind, there must be a temptation… ‘if I can go to a club that gives me Champions League football, where I can be more important than at City, perhaps I can shine, catch Ancelotti’s eye and attention, and get myself back into international contention in time for the World Cup’.
“I think if it wasn’t for the World Cup, it’s very unlikely that we’d be discussing this, because I’m not sure he’d be interested. But in the countdown to 2026, I think that’s putting a little bit of dynamite behind this one,” he added.
Pep Guardiola’s stance on Savinho
City snapped up Omar Marmoush in January before adding Rayan Cherki this summer, while the likes of Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva are also options out wide.
Jack Grealish is on his way out, but City’s interest in Rodrigo means that Savinho’s future appears a little uncertain.
City boss Pep Guardiola was certainly a fan of Savinho last season, telling Manchester Evening News that the Brazilian winger has ‘incredible potential’.
Guardiola believes Savinho can become ‘extraordinary’ if he just improves on his end product in the near future.
“He is a player with incredible potential,” said Guardiola. “We cannot forget he’s so young.
“He needs to make the final third more decisive in aspects like the goal he has done in the last game. He has to do it more. The last goal is more and more complicated and difficult to score than the previous ones – one against ones, the ‘keeper, that maybe last season he missed.
“The moment he will make this step, which will come in a natural way because he has incredible individual quality, when it arrives for his commitment to say I want to do it, I want to be decisive, I want to score goals and make more assists, he will become an extraordinary player.
“He can play on both sides, right and left, he’s so fast, he understands tactically the movements he has so to do so that’s why he can play with us,” he added.
City seemingly have high hopes for Savinho, but Tottenham will look to make a statement signing and lure the former Atletico Mineiro talent to North London.