Tottenham Hotspur have already built up a considerably better squad for the 2025/26 season with six new signings this summer, creating a new double pivot of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes with Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke also joining the defense.
But in order to truly compete for the top five, Roberto De Zerbi is going to need a superior attack to lead the charge. Only Richarlison scored in the double digits last season,and aside from Mohammed Kudus, who missed months to end the season with injury, there was not a real difference maker on the wings for Spurs.
Tottenham really wanted to sign Savinho from Manchester City last year, but the Citizens balked at the transfer offers Spurs were sending - and they also did not seem all that interestedin selling Savinho on short notice before the season started. With Antoine Semenyo joining in the winter, Pep Guardiola gone, and Savinho barely playing in the 2025/26 season, Tottenham have continued their interest in the Brazilian international but have been surprisingly slow again to actually signing him.
Manchester City are holding the deal up
There have been a lot of mixed messages on the Savinho track, but Fabrizio Romano has an interesting new report to clear the air. While the world's top transfer journalist clarifies that Spurs and Manchester City have been in direct transfer talks over Savinho for weeks and that he is the Lilywhites clear top target with confidence in a deal from there side, there is something indeed holding back a deal from getting done. Just like last year when Man City shut down shop when they realized they could not replace Savinho by signing Rodrygo Goes from Real Madrid, Fab is reporting that a Savinho transfer in summer 2026 still depends on Man City's plans on replacing him.
Now, Manchester City have enough quality on the wings to technically sign nobody. Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmoush, and Antoine Semenyo are excellent players. But with Man City's ambitions on winning the title and how important depth is on the wings, they would ideally carry four great wingers - and Savinho is a tough loss in the Champions League, where he played his best football for the club last season.
So far, Manchester City have not been linked to anyone big as a replacement on the wings, so it is anyone's guess from the Tottenham Hotspur camp as to what is being decided at the Etihad. But now it makes sense why it has taken weeks for Spurs to sign Savinho despite obvious interest on their part.
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