Tottenham transfer news: Two Eberechi Eze alternatives ‘added to shortlist’ as Man City ‘block’ Savinho exit

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly identified two transfer targets as alternatives to Eberechi Eze and Savinho.

Thomas Frank’s side looked set to complete a big-money move for Crystal Palace star Eze earlier this week after reports emerged claiming that they had reached an agreement to sign the 27-year-old.

However, Eze is now bound for North London rivals Arsenal, with the England international’s medical set to take place on Friday ahead of finalising a £67.5m transfer to the Emirates Stadium.

Spurs have also held a strong interest in Manchester City winger Savinho and failed with an opening offer worth in the region of €50m (£43.3m) earlier this month.

The Sun claims that Spurs have decided to launch a club-record £69m bid for the 21-year-old Brazil international, but Man City are reluctant to sell a player they signed just 12 months ago for an initial £21m.

Spurs hoping to bolster attack before transfer deadline

Journalist Fabrizio Romano claim that Tottenham are pushing again for Savinho who is admired by Frank, but Man City’s hierarchy are blocking the move as they want to keep the winger.

Tottenham are keen to reinforce their attacking options before the September 1 deadline as they are currently having to cope without injured duo James Maddison and Dean Kulusevski, the former of whom is facing a lengthy spell out with an ACL injury picked up in pre-season.

With Spurs left frustrated in their attempts to sign Eze and Savinho, the Daily Mail reports that Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche and Como’s Nico Paz are both on a shortlist of possible alternatives.

Both Akliouche and Paz are considered more as like-for-like alternatives to Eze in comparison to Savinho, who is said to have always been a separate target to Eze with a different tactical profile.

Akliouche, Paz added to Tottenham’s transfer shortlist

Akliouche has attracted interest from a host of Premier League clubs this summer including Man City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest after excelling for Monaco last season, recording seven goals and 12 assists in 43 games across all competitions last season.

The 23-year-old, who won a Silver Medal with France at the 2024 Olympics, scored in Monaco’s 3-1 victory over Le Havre in their opening Ligue 1 fixture of the new season last weekend, and he is believed to be valued at around £45m, with his contract expiring in June 2028.

Like Akliouche, Como star Paz has three years remaining on his deal, although his economic rights are said to be part-owned by Real Madrid who sold him to the Italian outfit last year.

The 20-year-old Tenerife-born playmaker has been capped three times by Argentina and contributed with six goals and nine assists in 35 Serie A appearances for Como last season.