Tottenham Hotspur supporters are hoping for one more marquee attacking addition in the January transfer window. Spurs brought in Randal Kolo Muani on loan, as well as both Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus, to beef up their attack in the summer transfer window, and while it has been a bit of a bumpy road for Simons and Kolo Muani (for various reasons), they have proven to be assets to Spurs. And Kudus has been indispensable, easily one of the best signings of the summer by any Premier League franchise.
But Tottenham still have a major goals problem, which is to be expected when players of the caliber of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min have left the club in recent succession. By and large, Spurs fans want to see the club go after a goal scoring left winger this winter to help fill the biggest void in the side.
The problem is that the dream transfer target, Antoine Semenyo, does not seem interested at all in joining Tottenham, which comes as no surprise to the smartly cynical Spurs fans, who had already noted his childhood affinity for Arsenal FC.
An Antoine Semenyo alternative
Tottenham now have to pivot to Semenyo alternatives, and there is no name spoken about more than Savinho, who was strongly on Spurs transfer radar in August. Savinho was their top winger transfer target at the end of the transfer window, but Manchester City were unwilling to part ways with the Brazilian star, especially with Rodrygo Goes not coming the other way from Real Madrid.
In an appearance on the NBC Sports broadcast of Aston Villa vs. Manchester United, The Athletic's David Ornstein reported, via The Spurs Watch, that while Tottenham Hotspur have been rejected by Antoine Semenyo, they remain strongly interested in Savinho from Manchester City. They could reportedly make another move for the Brazilian standout this winter transfer window after their failed approach in the summer stanza.
Savinho has barely featured for Man City this season with just four Premier League starts, and he has honestly been pretty terrible in them, too. But Savinho has been very good in the Champions League, including a dazzling performance off the bench against Real Madrid in which he cooked up a previously dominant Alvaro Carreras.
The problem with Savinho is that he is left footed and best on the right wing, and he is also more of a creative winger like Mohammed Kudus. It is not a direct fit for what Spurs need in terms of goals on the left like an Antoine Semenyo or even an Ademola Lookman would provide.