assist Man City star 'open to move'

Tottenham Hotspur are still targeting signings with the new season approaching

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The new Premier League season is just a few days away for Tottenham Hotspur and the north London club continue to target squad improvements as Thomas Frank looks to make a strong start to his time as Spurs head coach.

The Lilywhites won the Europa League final against Manchester United in May and have made a few additions to their squad over the summer but will hope there is further business yet to be done, with Champions League football at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the horizon.

Mohammed Kudus arrived in a huge £55million purchase from London rivals West Ham United, while a deal for Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White fell through at the final stages and the playmaker has now signed a new deal at the City Ground. This has become an even bigger blow since James Maddison picked up an ACL injury and may be out for several months, meaning Spurs are in need of some extra creativity.

Spurs target Man City winger Savinho

Reported by Fabrizio Romano on X, Spurs have opened talks over the surprise signing of Manchester City and Brazil winger Savinho. Romano states that ‘club to club talks’ have begun over a transfer for the 21-year-old, amidst reports that a €50m (£43m) bid has been submitted by Spurs. It is believed that this is below City’s valuation of the winger, said to be around £50m. They signed him for £30.8m from sister club Troyes last summer after a stand-out loan spell at Girona.

Romano’s report continues that Savinho could be open to the move if the two clubs can agree a fee. The Brazil international is said to be an ‘ideal’ player for new Spurs boss Frank, particularly amidst the recent departure of club captain and legend Son Heung-min.

While it will be difficult to replace the South Korean’s goalscoring output, Savinho managed 13 assists in his debut season in Manchester and he could be a valuable asset in setting up goals for the likes of Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson, replacing both the pace and directness of Son and the creativity of Maddison in one go. There will likely be further developments in this story in the coming days as we learn whether City might sanction an exit for the youngster.

Pep Guardiola would be sad to see ‘incredible’ Savinho leave

Pep Guardiola is said to be a huge fan of Savinho, to whom he gave over 3,000 minutes of playing time in his first season in England. He spoke with high praise on the winger following his goal against Juventus in the Club World Cup.

"He is a player with incredible potential," he said. "We cannot forget he's so young. He needs to make the final third more decisive in aspects like the goal he has done in the last game. He has to do it more. The last goal is more and more complicated and difficult to score than the previous ones - one against ones, the 'keeper, that maybe last season he missed.

"The moment he will make this step, which will come in a natural way because he has incredible individual quality, when it arrives for his commitment to say I want to do it, I want to be decisive, I want to score goals and make more assists, he will become an extraordinary player. He can play on both sides, right and left, he's so fast, he understands tactically the movements he has so to do so that's why he can play with us."

This would be a major coup if Spurs can secure a deal for a player Guardiola evidently rates so highly. It would no doubt signal the ambition of Frank and the club ahead of what could be an important season.