The Brazil international told us he ‘always wanted to be here’ and is now one of us after his arrival from Manchester City was announced on Tuesday morning.
This piece was originally published on August 21 and has been updated to reflect the completion of Savio’s transfer to Tottenham Hotspur
For the second summer transfer window in a row, Tottenham Hotspur have been in the market to sign a winger.
One of Istanbul’s primary football powerhouses has officially initiated discussions with Tottenham Hotspur over a potential deal for French forward Mathys Tel, according to a live transfer update from Fanatik.
Tottenham Hotspur have taken their summer spending past the £300m mark by completing the signing of winger Savinho from Manchester City.
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Manchester City and Spurs both announced the deal on Tuesday morning. Savinho, who had fallen out of favour at City, moves for a hefty fee: according to Sky, Tottenham will pay around €87.5 million up front to Manchester, with possible bonus payments worth around €11 million.
Savinho has completed his £75 million (€87.7 million) move to Tottenham from Manchester City and marked the beginning of a new chapter in his career by indicating that he wants to be known as Sávio from now on.
Richard Jolly
Tuesday 25 August 2026 11:16 BST
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the £85m signing of Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester City, taking the North London club's total summer transfer spending past the £300m mark.