Tottenham Hotspur are set to complete their second signing of the final week of the summer transfer window, having confirmed Sávio's arrival on Tuesday.
Spurs have waited until late into the day to bolster an attack that desperately needs improving. The focus on rejuvenating our defence and midfield, then selling unwanted assets, meant a frontline comprising Mathys Tel, Richarlison and Mikey Moore started in Saturday's chastening Premier League opener against Brentford.
It's long been reported that Roberto De Zerbi, who compared himself to a "shark" earlier in the window when he identifies a player he wants to sign, wants three forwards through the door before the deadline.
Sávio had been courted for the best part of a year before we struck a wildly inflated agreement with Manchester City that could be worth £85m. There had been speculation that Omar Marmoush would be part of a double agreement that'd ensure City wouldn't have to send any money to Eintracht Frankfurt as part of a reported sell-on clause, but Florian Plettenberg understands that no clause exists.
Omar Marmoush poised to complete Spurs medical on Wednesday
Fabrizio Romano may have gone early (again), but he wasn't wrong. The Telegraph's Mike McGrath reported early on Wednesday morning that Marmoush will undergo a medical at Hotspur Way today ahead of a switch to N17.
Then David Ornstein dropped the final ’bomba’.
Orny writes that an agreement has been reached with the Cityzens worth £60m. It's an initial loan with an obligation to buy next year, which means the Egyptian will be ineligible to play against his parent club this season.
Given that Pep Guardiola's no longer at the helm, that probably means we'll end up losing both. That was once at least four points guaranteed. Shame.
If we're including the fee we'll eventually pay for Marmoush, Spurs' summer spending is nearing the £400m mark. We've smashed our own record, and may be another splash away from raising the bar set by Liverpool last year.
We're in the market for one more, but it's looking increasingly unlikely that De Zerbi's third musketeer will be Cody Gakpo, even if the Reds are still pushing to sign Bradley Barcola. Man City are in the race to sign the Dutchman now.
I really would love it if we ditched our expensive Premier League-exclusive policy for one final bomba. I'm still bullish on Antonio Nusa, assuming that the final addition will be another wide player, given Marmoush's capacity to line up centrally.
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