Tottenham Closing In on Savinho Deal Worth £75million

Tottenham are closing in on a blockbuster deal for winger Savinho from Manchester City, with an agreement in place worth £75million plus a further £10m in potential add-ons, as the club’s lavish summer rebuild gathers even more pace.

And they are not stopping there. Spurs are also targeting his City team-mate Omar Marmoush as Roberto De Zerbi pushes for more firepower and flexibility in the final third.

Spurs’ spending surges past £300m

Savinho’s arrival would send Tottenham’s summer outlay soaring beyond the £300m mark. The Brazilian’s fee follows two record-shattering signings: the £85m capture of Mateus Fernandes and the stunning £100m deal that brought Sandro Tonali from Newcastle.

Twice this window, Spurs have broken their own transfer record. Savinho would be the latest symbol of a club trying to reinvent itself at speed.

De Zerbi, though, refused to be drawn into specifics when asked directly about the Brazil international.

“It is not right to speak about players until they are official,” he said. “Just to say, I am very happy. We have not finished yet in the transfer market. It is an important part.

“So far, we have had a great [summer for] signings. Great players and personalities. But you don’t win the game with big-name players. We have to deserve to win games.”

The message was clear: the chequebook can only take Spurs so far.

De Zerbi’s project gathers momentum

While the transfer headlines swirl, De Zerbi’s focus stretches beyond the numbers. Appointed in March, he dragged Tottenham clear of relegation on the final day of last season. The scars of that escape still shape his thinking.

“It feels like I’ve been here ten years, but just three months,” he said. “Three very intense months. We can’t forget what happened last season. It’s a big lesson for us. We are building a big project.”

That project is not just about stockpiling talent. It is about structure, identity and, as De Zerbi puts it, “soul”.

The Italian highlighted two “big challenges” that will define Tottenham’s summer and, by extension, their season.

“Now the big challenge — the first two targets — we are very clear in ourselves, is to find the soul of the team. The second target is to improve in our organisation of football, with the ball and without the ball.

“Our style has to be the key of our season. These two characteristics I want to find as soon as possible.”

Board and boss in lockstep

Behind the scenes, De Zerbi insists the alignment with the hierarchy is strong. He namechecked technical director Johan Lange, chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and recruitment figure Nick Beucher as central to the aggressive rebuild.

“We are working very well with Johan Lange, with Vinai, and with Nick — with the whole board,” he said.

The cooperation has already delivered headline signings. Savinho and potentially Marmoush would add more speed, more options, more competition. Yet De Zerbi keeps dragging the conversation back to something less tangible and far harder to buy.

Tottenham are spending like a superclub. The real test now is whether De Zerbi can turn that investment into a team with a soul — and a style — that can carry it.