Tottenham's Stunning Double Raid on Manchester City: Savinho and Marmoush

Tottenham are on the brink of a stunning double raid on Manchester City, with big-money moves for Savinho and Omar Marmoush set to underline a radical new era in north London.

£85m Savinho deal shatters City's sales record

Spurs have agreed an £85m package for Savinho that would make the Brazilian winger the most expensive sale in Manchester City's history. The structure is clear: £75m up front, with a further £10m in add-ons. Of those bonuses, around £5m are regarded as virtually guaranteed, meaning City are almost certain to bank at least £80m.

That figure edges past the £82m City received from Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez in the summer of 2024. For a player who has never nailed down a regular starting place at the Etihad, it is a remarkable fee.

Savinho, 22, is due to undergo a medical at Tottenham on Friday afternoon. Once that is completed, Spurs will be closing in on one of the headline signings of the window.

He arrives after a stop-start first full Premier League season under Pep Guardiola. The Brazilian started only seven of his 24 league appearances last term, scoring once and providing two assists. Talented, explosive, but never fully trusted as a guaranteed starter – and he knew it.

Marmoush next as Spurs keep spending

Tottenham are not stopping there. They are in advanced talks for City forward Omar Marmoush, with negotiations described as progressing well and “in the right direction”. The Egypt international is understood to be fully on board with the move to north London.

If that deal gets done, it will continue a ferocious summer of spending.

Spurs have already committed more than £200m on six first-team signings. Two midfielders have taken the bulk of that: Sandro Tonali from Newcastle and Matheus Fernandes from West Ham, a combined £185m outlay to reshape the engine room.

At the back, Jan Paul van Hecke has arrived from Brighton for £52m to replace Cristian Romero, while Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson and Martin Dubravka have all been picked up on free transfers to deepen the squad.

This is not tinkering. It is a full-scale rebuild.

How can Spurs afford this?

The numbers are eye-watering, but Tottenham insist they are operating well within the rules.

Earlier in the window, Sky Sports News reporter Michael Bridge outlined why the club can push so hard in the market. The message from inside Spurs is that there are “absolutely no concerns” about breaching the Premier League’s financial regulations.

Tottenham’s financial base is strong. They have qualified for European competition in 18 of the last 20 seasons, and their stadium has become a money machine: football, boxing, concerts, NFL – every event adds to the revenue stream.

The Deloitte Money League underlined that power. Spurs have overtaken Chelsea to become the ninth richest club in the world, posting annual revenues of £549.2m.

They are also one of the big winners from the Premier League’s shift from PSR to a squad cost ratio model, giving them more room to manoeuvre. But the real story is strategic, not technical.

Daniel Levy’s departure at the start of last season has triggered a change in approach. The new leadership, and the owners behind them, promised supporters that after escaping relegation on the final day, the club’s revenue would be poured into the first team.

Right now, they are doing exactly that. Tottenham want to dine at the top table, and this window is their reservation.

Maresca: Savinho pushed for exit "since day one"

On the other side of the deal, Enzo Maresca is preparing for his first season in charge of Manchester City after Pep Guardiola’s era-defining nine-year spell came to an end. His first summer has already been brutal.

Ballon d’Or and World Cup-winning midfielder Rodri has gone to Barcelona. Now Savinho is set to follow him out of the Etihad, with Marmoush potentially not far behind.

Maresca has been candid about Savinho’s stance.

“It is quite clear when the player wants to leave, then it is complicated to convince them to stay,” he said when asked about Rodri and Savinho. “It happened with Rodri and the same thing is happening with Savinho.

“Since day one, he has asked me that he wants to leave. So now we are waiting. But it’s complicated.

“When the player is thinking that they need a new challenge, or they want to change because they probably want to go back to Spain, or they want to play more minutes or for a different reason. It becomes complicated then to convince them to stay.”

The message is blunt: City will not chain unhappy players to the club, not even in a period of transition.

City face late scramble to replace outgoing forwards

Inside the Etihad, there is an acceptance that both Savinho and Marmoush are expendable, but also an awareness of the risk.

Sky Sports News reporter Ben Ransom summed up the situation. Both forwards are effectively surplus to requirements, and Maresca has made it clear they are free to stay and fight for their place. But when a player pushes for regular first-team football and a suitable offer lands, City will not stand in their way.

That stance applies to Savinho and Marmoush just as it did to James Trafford before them.

The problem? Time. The transfer window closes in less than a fortnight.

City would “definitely” need to replace at least one of the departing forwards and would “like to and would aim to replace two”. Those are big positions to fill, late in the market, with every selling club in Europe knowing exactly how much cash City have just banked.

Tottenham, meanwhile, are moving fast, aggressive and unapologetic. If they get Savinho through the door and Marmoush over the line, this will not just be another busy window.

It will be a statement that Spurs intend to crash the Premier League’s established order – and that Manchester City, for the first time in a decade, must rebuild while their rivals reload.