Savinho is pushing for a Tottenham move, and Manchester City are considering whether to cash in at around £60m. The winger made only 14 starts across all competitions last season, and he still has three years left on his City contract. Spurs want to keep building their new attacking project, while City are again facing a decision on a player who has not yet been a nailed-on starter.

Tottenham's pitch to targets

The club's mood is helped by results as well as recruitment. Tottenham have taken 10 points from their last five Premier League matches, with wins over Everton, Aston Villa and Wolves. That is the sort of run that gives a transfer pitch more weight, even if it does not settle every question about where the squad is heading.

Micky van de Ven's view on the club's direction was blunt enough. Speaking to goal.com, he said: “It's really good that you can see the club has made some changes. You can see the club has a new ambition. It's something that's really important for players who have been here for a long time. Last season was a stressful season, unacceptable from our side, so to leave all of that behind and go into the new season fresh means a lot.”

For Savinho, the footballing case is straightforward. He wants more minutes than he had at City, and Tottenham are offering a clearer path into a side that is being sold as moving forward.

City's asking price and wider rebuild

The valuation is the key part of this. Negotiations are centred on £60m, down from £70m a year ago, which tells you City are open to movement if the deal is strong enough. Savinho's contract length also keeps Manchester City in control. They do not need to sell, and they are not being forced into it.

The bigger picture is that City are already working through more squad reshaping. They are also pursuing Ayyoub Bouaddi while Rodri exit talk continues in the background, so Savinho sits inside a wider summer rebalancing rather than as a stand-alone case.

Roberto De Zerbi, speaking to goal.com, said Spurs' business “is not finished yet”, which fits the feeling around the club. The move is not done, and nobody should present it as such. But the pressure is real, City have priced him, and Savinho's limited role last season makes the opening obvious enough.

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