Tottenham Pursue £60m Savinho as De Zerbi's Window Closes

Tottenham are edging towards the signing that would define their summer – and perhaps their season. Roberto De Zerbi is on the brink of landing his primary attacking target, with talks progressing for Manchester City winger Savinho in a deal worth around £60 million.

This is not a passing fancy. Savinho has been at the top of Tottenham’s attacking shortlist for months, a long-term obsession for a club determined to force its way into the Premier League’s top tier of powerbrokers. Other names have been checked, calls have been made – including to Liverpool over Cody Gakpo – but every road at Hotspur Way keeps looping back to the Brazilian.

Tottenham are acting like a club that has decided hesitation is no longer an option. The numbers tell the story. Around £230m has already been committed this window, with Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke arriving to reshape the spine of De Zerbi’s squad. Adding Savinho on top of that would push the outlay towards the £300m mark, a figure that would have sounded fantastical for Spurs not long ago.

This is not just recruitment. It is a declaration.

City, though, are in no rush to rubber-stamp it. The Premier League champions have taken a cautious line in negotiations, making it clear that Savinho will not be allowed to leave until they secure a suitable replacement. Tottenham are ready, the player is firmly on their radar, but the final green light remains parked in Manchester.

Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano has underlined just how central Savinho is to Tottenham’s plans. Speaking about the state of play, he stressed that the winger is not simply one option among many, but the option. “The priority, the number one, two, and three target remains Savinho,” he said, adding that the Brazilian has “very, very good chances” of joining Spurs by the end of the summer window. He does not expect late twists.

Inside the market, that kind of language matters. It signals Tottenham’s intent to keep pushing on this deal rather than pivoting to cheaper or easier alternatives. It also heaps a different kind of pressure on De Zerbi. If Spurs do land Savinho for £60m on top of their existing business, there will be no hiding place when the season starts.

A club that spends close to £300m is not shopping for potential. It is buying results. Quickly.

For De Zerbi, Savinho would be the ideal finishing touch to an aggressive rebuild: a direct, high-ceiling winger to stretch defences, energise the press and give Tottenham another edge in the final third. For the board, his arrival would crystallise a historic summer of backing, the clearest evidence yet that they are prepared to match the ambitions of their head coach.

The deal’s final obstacle is simple and stubborn. City need their own winger. Until the champions identify and move for a replacement, Tottenham will have to wait, watching the clock and holding their nerve as the window ticks down.

If the stand-off breaks and the Brazilian walks out at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in white, this won’t just be another signing. It will be the moment Spurs confirm they are all-in on De Zerbi’s vision – and accept that from here, only a genuine challenge to the Premier League’s elite will do.