Tottenham Hotspur's move to take attacker Savinho from Manchester City to north London has fallen through, according to reports - with the Cityzens instead deciding that the youngster will remain at the club, thus ending their own interest in Real Madrid attacker Rodrygo.
Savinho, 21, joined the club last season from French feeder club Troyes in a deal worth around £30million after excelling on loan at La Liga outfit Girona - another member of the City Football Group - in the 2023/24 campaign. Although he only scored one goal in 29 Premier League games, the youngster has a lot of talent out wide with his pace, dribbling and creativity, and that looked to have tempted Tottenham into making a move for his signature.
Report: Tottenham Deal for Savinho Off as Man City Make Transfer Decision
However, the report by Guillem Balague on X (formerly Twitter) states that City have decided to keep Savinho ahead of the upcoming campaign, despite interest from Tottenham, in what could be a huge blow for new boss Thomas Frank.
As a result, that has also 'killed' any possibility of Rodrygo moving from the Spanish capital to the Etihad Stadium. City did not make an official bid for the Brazilian star, as any move was dependent on £60million-rated Savinho leaving for north London - and so Pep Guardiola will keep the Brazilian who is already in his squad, as opposed to moving for the Los Blancos star.
Tottenham were also thought to be in the race for Rodrygo this summer, who has seen his minutes decline at the Santiago Bernabeu in recent months. Former boss Carlo Ancelotti seemingly preferred Arda Guler on the right-flank in the final few months of his time in the Spanish capital, but any deal hasn't progressed for Rodrygo on that front.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Savinho has one goal in 13 caps for Brazil.
Instead, Savinho was looking closer to joining alongside Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze, who is thought to be pushing for a move to north London after enjoying the best season of his career to date. If the duo had joined, it would have transformed Tottenham into a strong creative outfit heading into the Champions League campaign, though Eze looks to be the likeliest deal for now, even with just two weeks remaining in the transfer market.