Tottenham Hotspur in Active Talks for Savinho and Marmoush
Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Manchester City over a bold double swoop for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush, with negotiations described as active but still short of a breakthrough.
The London club have circled Brazilian winger Savinho, 22, for some time, tracking him since 2025. His move to City in 2024 for £30m was supposed to be a launchpad. It never quite happened. Seven Premier League starts last season, flashes of promise, but no sustained run. Now he wants out, and Spurs are ready to offer the reset.
Alongside him on their wishlist sits Egyptian international Marmoush. Signed by City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59m in 2025, the 27-year-old arrived with weighty expectations but slipped down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola in the 2025-26 campaign. Eight goals in 36 appearances across all competitions tell the story of a player who contributed, but not enough to cement himself as a cornerstone.
City’s asking price for the pair remains under wraps, yet the stance from the champions is clear: they expect to make a significant profit on both. With Rodri, Tijjani Reijnders and James Trafford already moved on this summer, the squad is being trimmed with purpose, and every sale is designed to strengthen their position in the market.
For Tottenham, this is about more than opportunism. It is about repair.
De Zerbi’s rebuild swings towards attack
Roberto de Zerbi has already overseen a heavy midfield refit. Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali have arrived at a combined cost of £185m, reshaping the core of his side. The next phase is obvious: goals.
Spurs finished 17th last season, scraping survival and managing just 48 league goals. For a club that has lived off attacking flair in recent years, that return was brutal. De Zerbi wants pace, direct running, and a front line that can stretch teams again. Savinho offers width and one-on-one threat. Marmoush brings versatility across the front and a willingness to run the channels.
The challenge is financial as much as tactical. Tottenham also retain an interest in Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, another player who fits De Zerbi’s high-energy blueprint. But there are doubts inside the club over whether they can realistically fund a move for Gakpo on top of any double deal for Savinho and Marmoush. Choices are coming.
City reshaping, Spurs scrambling
City’s summer has already been busy. Key figures have gone, fringe players too, and the squad Guardiola takes into the new season will look leaner, if not necessarily weaker. Offloading Savinho and Marmoush would continue that trend: two attacking options out, more room on the wage bill, and fresh funds for targeted upgrades.
For Tottenham, the clock is ticking in a different way. They open their Premier League campaign away at Brentford on Saturday, a tricky assignment for a side still trying to shake off the scars of last season. City, by contrast, begin at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, under far less immediate pressure.
If Spurs can push these negotiations over the line before the window closes, De Zerbi’s front line could look and feel completely different by the time autumn arrives. If they cannot, the risk is stark: another season leaning on a misfiring attack, in a league that rarely forgives hesitation.
