Tottenham Hotspur are trying to sign Omar Marmoush and Savinho from Manchester City for Roberto De Zerbi before the summer transfer window closes on 1 September
Manchester City have not named Savinho in the squad for their opening Premier League match against Bournemouth.
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to sign Marmoush and Savinho in the coming days; a double deal could be worth up to, or even over, £140million. The former is among the substitutes, after featuring off the bench against Arsenal in the Community Shield last weekend.
Savinho did not, with Enzo Maresca explaining that he missed their training session three days beforehand due to being "a little bit ill". The former Brazil international had played in all of their pre-season matches before that untimely absence.
City's new head coach also spoke about Marmoush and Savinho, saying: "Omar is still here, still with us, it's a different situation to Savio and we see. Savio, since day one, asked to leave, and Omar didn't ask to leave since day one, not yet.
"It's always complicated when someone leaves, and one has to arrive. We'll see if Omar stays or what happens."
The Italian added: "It's quite clear that when players want to leave for any reason, it is complicated to convince them to stay and to change. It happened with Rodri, the same is happening with Savinho.
"Since day one, he has been clear that he wants to leave. Now we are waiting. It's complicated when players are clear they want a new challenge, or they want to go to Spain or play more minutes, it becomes complicated to convince them to stay."
Asked about Savinho in his pre-match press conference, Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi said: "It's not right to speak about the players until they are official. Just to say, I'm very happy. We have not finished yet in the transfer market."
After the 3-0 defeat to Brentford, he added of the Lewis family, the club's owners: "I am very happy and I think I can't speak about the other coaches [in the past]. I just can say, in my experience, they kept their word, they kept what they said before I came in March, the end of March, in the middle of March, and then very happy.
"But what we are doing is not for the coach. It’s for the club, for the fans, for the history of the club, for the pride of the club, and for the level of the club.
"I think this moment is crucial for this club, because after two seasons like we had, we have to change the mood, completely change it, give it a boost.
"Then, I think when we have finished in this transfer market, for a long time we don't need many things and we can work all together in the right condition, in the right direction, to build step by step something special, or to go to compete for the top of the table."