There was an expectation that Saturday's humbling defeat at Brentford would spark activity in the transfer market.
We've heard for weeks that Spurs want to sign three forward players before the end of the summer transfer window, having prioritised sales and the improvement of other position groups so far.
Having finally reached an inflated agreement with Manchester City for Savinho on Friday, Fabrizio Romano "here we go'd!" our proposed deal to complete a double swoop of the Cityzens. The Italian journalist reported that an initial loan agreement had been struck for Omar Marmoush, with the proposed deal also containing a £50m obligation to buy.
The update arrived after Marmoush sat on the bench for the entirety of Man City's 2-1 victory over Bournemouth on Sunday. Enzo Maresca flung on Jack Grealish in a bid to alter the contest, but left his Egyptian sharpshooter on the sidelines. Thus, hopeful Spurs supporters sensed that something was brewing, and Fabrizio delivered the bomba.
But has he jumped the gun?
Marmoush agreement in doubt as training pictures emerge
It hasn't beent the greatest of summers for Fabrizio, who's accuracy is starting to wane. He was involved in an online spat with Florian Plettenberg over his reporting of Yan Diomande's move to Real Madrid, with Plettenberg suggesting his Italian counterpart had gone too early.
A rather childish feud ensued, and Diomande ended up in the Spanish capital anyway.
There have since been reports, notably from The Standard's Sam Tabuteau, suggesting that an agreement isn't yet in place. That was further evidenced by the training photos posted by the Cityzens on social media, one of which featured Marmoush.
Still, there's an expectation that a deal is inevitable, with the Spurs insiders, who have dwindled in reliability as the summer has progressed, understanding that the Egyptian's exit has now been "greenlit" by City.
Given the reported deal that may or not be in place, I'd be incredibly surprised if Marmoush wasn't to join Savinho in North London. I know we've committed to overpaying this summer, but there's just no way we'd spend £85m on the Brazilian alone. £135m for the two is steep, although not utterly absurd. It's clear that City have structured the Marmoush deal to ensure they don't have to send any cash to Eintracht Frankfurt, who have a 15% sell-on clause for any profit City make on Marmoush.
By selling him for £50m next summer, they'd avoid triggering that clause, given that he cost them £59m last January.
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