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Tottenham Hotspur have been handed encouragement in their pursuit of Liverpool star Cody Gakpo, with ‘an opening’ emerging for Spurs to enter talks with the Reds.
The Brazilian winger did not join his team-mates on Thursday as they continued preparations for Sunday’s Community Shield showdown with Arsenal in Cardiff.
It was reported that Savinho was dealing with an illness - something that has now been confirmed by City boss Maresca.
So, he has a double interest in Saturday's pre-season match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (3pm UK)!
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We’ll then face our Bundesliga visitors once again in a training ground friendly at Hotspur Way on Sunday lunchtime.
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Tottenham have joined Manchester City in the race to sign Chelsea winger Pedro Neto, according to reports.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side have already strengthened significantly since last season after they narrowly avoided a disastrous relegation from the Premier League.
It all started with a 1-1 draw against Inter back in August, 2019 and the first nine friendlies have had a bit of everything - penalty shoot-outs, goals, no fans due to COVID restrictions up to 61,000 for the last pre-season action in N17 against Bayern Munich for the Visit Malta Cup in 2024.
Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the signing of Manchester City winger Savinho, with the deal expected to be worth in the region of £70 million, according to a Spurs insider.