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Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly told Manchester City they want a final answer on Savinho before the weekend or they will walk away from a potential £60million deal and pursue other targets instead.

It’s claimed that Spurs have informed City they do not want negotiations dragging into August and have set a clear deadline for the Premier League champions to make their decision.

Savinho has been Tottenham‘s priority left-wing target for the best part of a year, with the club failing to replace legendary former skipper Son Heung-min last summer.

Our friends over at TEAMtalk claim that Spurs actually agreed personal terms with the Brazil international ‘as far back as January’, when they came close to signing him before the move ultimately failed to materialise.

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A fresh report from the same source claims that while Tottenham spent much of the summer ‘assessing a range of attacking options’, they ‘always intended to return for Savinho’ and ‘did exactly that earlier this month’.

While Spurs actually made significant progress on a deal worth around £60m, negotiations have since stalled.

For their part, Man City initially made it clear they wanted to secure a replacement before sanctioning Savinho’s departure, while there have also been internal discussions over whether the 22-year-old should command a fee higher than Tottenham’s proposed package.

The TEAMtalk report has revealed how that delay has frustrated Tottenham, who have now set an ‘August 1 deadline to get the Savinho deal done and dusted’.

The report adds that the north London club have now ‘made it clear to both City and Savinho’s representatives that they want the transfer completed before August 1’, otherwise they will ‘switch their focus elsewhere’.

Savinho, meanwhile, is certainly his part to secure the switch, with a fresh report on Tuesday claiming that he has informed City that he wants out.

While Tottenham ‘remain optimistic that an agreement can still be reached’, club sources are said to stressed that their ‘deadline is genuine rather than a negotiating tactic’.

Tottenham also considering Savinho alternatives

While Spurs are determined not to allow one deal to hold up the rest of their summer business, they have identified alternative targets should City fail to give the green light to the Savinho deal.

Indeed, the likes of Antonio Nusa, Cody Gakpo, Rafael Leao and Jadon Sancho have all been assessed by transfer chiefs in north London.

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While confidence remains that Savinho will eventually become a Tottenham player, the coming days are now expected to prove decisive in what’s been a long-running transfer saga.

But unless City provide the clarity Spurs are demanding before the weekend, the north London club are prepared to end their pursuit and accelerate moves for other attacking options instead.

Tottenham have received a significant boost in their efforts to land their number one attacking target after he told his club he wants to go.

Tottenham spent heavily in the early phases of the summer transfer window, forking out a combined £237m on the triple signing of Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.

The clear need to add leadership and experience has also been solved through the arrivals of Martin Dubravka, Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi.

Attention then turned to signing readymade forwards, though while clubs around them have been making moves, it’s all gone a bit quiet in north London.

It’s no secret Tottenham’s top target for the flanks is Manchester City’s Savinho. The player is well known to be open to joining Spurs, with the Brazilian eagerly awaiting for the two clubs to seal a deal.

And with progress slow, Fabrizio Romano has now revealed Savinho has taken matters into his own hands and attempted to give his potential switch to Tottenham a jolt.

Savinho informs Man City he wants out

Taking to X, Romano revealed Savinho has personally informed Man City of his express desire to leave the club this summer.

‘Savinho informs Manchester City about his desire to leave this summer,’ declared Romano.

‘Savinho wants to play more and develop in his career, #MCFC have been informed by the winger. All in Man City hands now.

‘Tottenham have Savinho on top of their list as revealed since May.’

Prior reports from the Daily Mail claimed Tottenham and Man City were discussing a transfer to the tune of around £60m.

At that price, Savinho would become Spurs’ fourth-most expensive ever signing, behind only Tonali (£100m), Fernandes (£85m) and Dominic Solanke (£65m add-ons included).

But as mentioned, updates on how the discussions were faring were in desperately short supply. With his actions on Tuesday, Savinho is clearly keen to see his future resolved sooner rather than later.

Over the weekend, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano revealed what he’s been hearing about Savinho’s proposed move to north London.

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Roberto De Zerbi desperate to coach Savinho

He explained: “Then guys, let me mention for Tottenham, on Tottenham, the name of Savinho is the name I want to keep on the table because the coach, Roberto De Zerbi, said after midfield rebuild, after defence rebuild, now we need to do something upfront, we need important players, he said, we already have top players, well, so we need important players to add quality, not normal players.

“And when he says this, he means Savinho is one of the players they absolutely want. They remain in conversation for Savinho. Tottenham remain very keen for Savinho.

“So, Tottenham are on it for Savio, and the deal is absolutely on. And then we will see because they want to add one more. For sure, for Tottenham, there is going to be more movements, but at the moment, this is the situation around Savinho, considered a top target.

“They wait for Manchester City to tell them, okay, the player can leave, probably they wait for a replacement.

“Manchester City were trying for Diomande, as I told you, but Diomande is already off for Man City since a few days ago, and now the situation for Savinho remains on waiting for a green light from Manchester City.”

Tottenham are not in the running to sign AC Milan winger Rafael Leao as Fabrizio Romano reveals how many more players they will sign.

Spurs have made a stunning start to the summer transfer window with the north London club moving fast to bring in six new signings so far.

After narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship on the final day of last season, ENIC are doing everything in their power to make sure Roberto De Zerbi’s side don’t face a similar situation next term.

Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka all signed on free transfers, while Tottenham paid fees to bring in Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and Jan Paul van Hecke.

And now Tottenham’s attention has turned towards improving their frontline with speculation linking them to Milan’s Leao, Manchester City’s Savinho and Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi.

Italian transfer insider Romano has revealed that Tottenham will sign two more players with a deal for Portugal international Leao ruled out as Fenerbahce try to tie up a deal.

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Romano said on his YouTube channel: “According to my information, I told you several times there were rumours about Tottenham, [but] Rafa is not a target for Tottenham as of today.

“Should anything change I will let you know but as of today, the understanding is that Tottenham are not working on a deal for Rafael Leao, not at all, he is not a target.

“At the moment the target of Tottenham is Savinho [from Manchester City]. Tottenham want to sign Savinho and they will sign one more [player this summer] but at this stage, with Rafael Leao, the deal is not being discussed.

“There is a club attacking [the situation strongly] for Rafael Leao and that club is Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce travelled from Istanbul to Milano over the recent hours, Fenerbahce are there with a delegation and are working hard to sign Rafa Leao.”

Tottenham ‘remain very keen for Savinho’ – Romano

Bringing an update over the weekend specifically on Tottenham’s pursuit of Savinho, Romano said: “Then guys, let me mention for Tottenham, on Tottenham, the name of Savinho is the name I want to keep on the table because the coach, Roberto De Zerbi, said after midfield rebuild, after defence rebuild, now we need to do something upfront, we need important players, he said, we already have top players, well, so we need important players to add quality, not normal players.

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“And when he says this, he means Savinho is one of the players they absolutely want. They remain in conversation for Savinho. Tottenham remain very keen for Savinho.

“So, Tottenham are on it for Savio, and the deal is absolutely on. And then we will see because they want to add one more. For sure, for Tottenham, there is going to be more movements, but at the moment, this is the situation around Savinho, considered a top target.

“They wait for Manchester City to tell them, okay, the player can leave, probably they wait for a replacement.

“Manchester City were trying for Diomande, as I told you, but Diomande is already off for Man City since a few days ago, and now the situation for Savinho remains on waiting for a green light from Manchester City.”

Man Utd have made contact with Tottenham over a potential deal to sign Sweden midfielder Lucas Bergvall this summer, according to reports.

The Red Devils have already got deals for two midfielders over the line with Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos signing from Aston Villa and Chelsea respectively.

But Man Utd are looking to bring in a third midfielder in an effort to completely revamp Michael Carrick’s midfield ahead of the start of the season.

It had looked like Ederson would be the third midfield signing this summer but his deal from Atalanta collapsed due to medical issues.

Tottenham midfielder Bergvall, who was in and out of the side last season under three different managers, is set to leave Spurs this summer and is now reportedly attracting interest from Man Utd.

Fabrizio Romano recently explained that Bergvall is “expected to leave” as he doesn’t want to sit on the bench at Tottenham after the signings of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.

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Romano said on the Sweden international: “Lucas Bergvall from Tottenham is expected to leave the club this summer. Bergvall told Tottenham that he wants to play on a regular basis, he’s ready to maybe take a different step.

“But leaving Tottenham this summer is something that he has to do, according to the player, because he wants to play. And at Tottenham, the feeling of the boy after signing Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and they are not going to play European football, he doesn’t want to spend the season on bench or play ten minutes every two weeks.

“And so, for Bergvall, bid from Nottingham Forest and talks with Newcastle, both clubs are working for Lucas Bergvall. Both clubs are in contact, the highest proposal financially is from Nottingham Forest but Newcastle can offer a very competitive project and also ambitions, so there is a conversation ongoing with both clubs.

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“Let’s see what Bergvall decides to do but for sure the situation of Lucas Bergvall is one to watch in the next days because he is expected to leave Tottenham Hotspur.”

Man Utd make their move for Bergvall

There have been reports that Brighton are willing to match Tottenham’s £60m price tag for Bergvall, while there is also interest from Nottingham Forest.

However, a popular transfer account on X with over 700k followers has revealed that Man Utd have made contact over a move for Bergvall.

The account wrote: ‘Exclusive. Manchester United is making some intriguing moves today in the transfer market. Our sources have revealed that they’ve reached out to Tottenham regarding midfielder Lucas Bergvall. Spurs have reportedly set his price tag at around the £50m-£55m mark.’

Chelsea have three players in the top five Premier League signings over the age of 30 – and it could have been more.

Thiago Silva and Gianluca Vialli can consider themselves unfortunate not to make the top 10 veteran signings as Chelsea rediscover their appetite for an oldie.

The criteria here: Premier League era; 30 or over when they signed; and outfield players only.

The summer of 1997 saw Italy international Lombardo swap Juventus, with whom he’d just won the Serie A title, for Palace, who’d just won the play-offs to get back in the Premier League.

“He’s a top international player who is very flexible and will give us that little bit of class, that little bit of guile, we may have been missing,” said manager Steve Coppell, unveiling Lombardo a week before the start of the season which opened with the 31-year-old scoring on his debut in a win at Everton.

That was a sign of things to come for Lombardo, if not Palace. The new boy became a cult hero among fans and team-mates, who recognised they were barely worthy of sharing the same pitch. Even with Lombardo, though, Palace struggled.

In March, Coppell moved upstairs, making way for Lombardo to take over as manager, assisted by Thomas Brolin. The Italian failed to save Palace from the drop, but so enamoured was he by the Eagles, he stuck around for half a season in the second tier too.

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Gerard Houllier had to win over a sceptical fanbase, dressing room and assistant manager when he moved for 35-year-old McAllister when the midfielder’s Coventry contract expired in 2000.

Houllier’s right-hand man Phil Thompson thought signing the veteran “sent the wrong message”, while Steven Gerrard was fuming.

‘How wrong I was,’ wrote Gerrard in his autobiography. ‘Meeting this intelligent Scot was an important moment in my career. As a midfielder and a man, Gary Mac was special.’

That was evident in two seasons at Anfield in which he served as the young team’s elder statesman, bringing class and composure to Houllier’s midfield, helping the Reds to a treble and the Champions League.

Many of the players on this list played in an era when footballers weren’t condemned to the knacker’s yard on their 30th birthday. But Xhaka is furthering the modern-day veterans’ cause having been last term’s signing of the season.

“He’s the most influential signing in the North East since Kevin Keegan at Newcastle in 1982,” North East scribe Ian Murtagh told the BBC and he’s not exaggerating. Xhaka not only pulled the Sunderland strings on the pitch but also set the example off it for the 427 other new arrivals last season.

Xhaka, 32 when he signed, was more influential than any other player in helping Sunderland not only defy expectations of relegation but secure European football for the first time in more than half a century. So much so, he was the first veteran Chelsea wanted to sign this summer. Just not enough to make a bid worth considering.

A few eyebrows were raised when Manchester United moved to replace the retiring Eric Cantona, 30, with Sheringham, 31, in the summer of 2007. And the doubters looked for a while to have been right.

Sheringham started slowly at Old Trafford. In his first season, as he was reminded at away grounds across the country, he won f*** all. His second campaign didn’t seem to be going much better up until the England striker helped United win the lot.

Even after that, in his third season, Sheringham’s opportunities were limited as Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole formed one of the game’s most lethal strike partnerships. But in 2000/01, aged 35, Sheringham saved his best season for last, proving pivotal in a third consecutive league title, top-scoring while winning the FWA and PFA Player of the Year awards.

Back in 2003, Sam Allardyce was viewed as a visionary. The Bolton manager, together with his staff, took the Trotters from the Championship to Europe while recruiting World Cup winners and Champions League stars to play alongside less-heralded names like Mike Whitlow, Anthony Barness and Simon Charlton.

Djorkaeff, approaching 34, was the first star name through the door at The Reebok. While Bolton were yo-yoing between divisions with a squad similar to that which earned promotion through the play-offs in 2001, Allardyce met the France star for dinner and pints of wine in Germany, where he was in the midst of an unhappy spell with Kaiserslautern. Big Sam sold Djorkaeff on the idea of half a season in Lancashire, scrapping at the foot of the Premier League.

When the former Inter and PSG star helped Bolton survive, Djorkaeff committed for two more years, prompting other big names like Jay-Jay Okocha, Ivan Campo, Fernando Hierro and Nicolas Anelka to follow in his footsteps. But Djokaeff was the one who got the Bolton ball rolling.

“We will not miss Makelele,” said Florentino Perez when he sold 30-year-old Makelele to a Chelsea recently bought by Roman Abramovich. “His technique is average, he lacks the speed and skill to take the ball past opponents, and 90% of his distribution either goes backwards or sideways. He wasn’t a header of the ball and he rarely passed the ball more than three metres. Younger players will arrive who will cause Makelele to be forgotten.”

It was hardly the first or last of Perez’s bad takes, but nor was it a coincidence that in the five seasons Makelele played for Chelsea, they won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups, while Real Madrid won nothing.

The France midfielder was first the “battery” in Claudio Ranieri’s Chelsea before becoming the most important player in Jose Mourinho’s all-conquering Blues team while mastering his position to the extent it was named after him.

”You will all have your opinions,” said Harry Redknapp in response to criticism for signing Di Canio for West Ham in January 1999. ”But in the end I’ll be right.”

He was. Di Canio was a bold signing given his checkered past. He hadn’t played since an 11-game ban for shoving a referee and was sold by Sheffield Wednesday while AWOL. Redknapp had to convince his own chairman that it wasn’t a terrible idea.

Di Canio repaid Redknapp’s faith in spades over four and half seasons in east London. The Italian hot-head became a hero at Upton Park – especially so when he turned down Manchester United in 2002-02.

Some may have thought the Ballon d’Or winner was coming for the money when he signed for mid-table Chelsea from AC Milan shortly before his 33rd birthday. But Gullit changed Chelsea and the Premier League too.

The Netherlands star was recruited by Glenn Hoddle initially to play as a sweeper, despite his success as an attacking midfielder in Milan. But his class confused team-mates as well as opponents.

“It was like watching an 18-year-old play among 12-year-olds,” said Hoddle, who moved Gullit into midfield after watching his other Chelsea players struggle to keep up. Gullit finished the 1995-96 season as player of the season runner-up to Eric Cantona before replacing Hoddle as player-manager, ending their 26-year trophy drought in his first season in charge. He also signed two other players on this list.

Klinsmann was three weeks into his 30s when he signed for Spurs aboard Alan Sugar’s Monaco-moored yacht. Sugar paid £2million for “one of the best players in the world” as manager Ossie Ardiles described the Germany striker, who had just scored five goals at the 1994 World Cup.

Klinsmann proved the manager right with 30 goals in all competitions – Ardiles only saw 12 before he was sacked – including 20 in the Premier League, the first of which was followed by a self-deprecating dive at Hillsborough which became one of the Premier League’s most iconic celebrations.

The German ended the only season of his first Spurs spell – he returned in 1997/98 – as the first player ever to win the FWA Player of the Year in his first season in England, was selected in the PFA Team of the Year and ended 1995 as the Ballon d’Or runner-up.

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Chelsea’s greatest ever player?

Zola was 30 when he signed from Parma in November 1996. Despite missing the first three months of the season and it being assumed the tiny technician would take time to acclimatise to the Premier League, the Italian still won the 1997 FWA Player of the Year award.

And he maintained those ridiculously high standards for another six seasons, scoring 80 goals in 312 appearances while helping to transform Chelsea from mid-table also-rans to a club regularly competing for the domestic and European honours.

Zola’s impact went way beyond silverware and stats. He was adored at the Bridge and admired far beyond for making the game as fun to watch as he had playing it.

‘Little Gianfranco Zola, he annoyed me. He was one of these players who were unperturbed about who he was playing against. He always seemed to have a smile on his face and that annoyed me. How can he be enjoying himself playing against United? Nobody else does. He was a fantastic player and I loved watching him. It was enjoyable and for me to say that about an opponent tells you how much I admired him.’

Sir Alex Ferguson

Tottenham have prepared an offer to sign France international Jules Kounde from Barcelona this summer, according to reports.

Spurs narrowly missed out on relegation to the Championship last season as Tottenham beat Everton 1-0 on the final day to survive by two points.

The Tottenham hierarchy are determined that the north London club don’t face the same situation again next term and have heavily invested early on in the summer.

Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka have all joined on free transfers, while Tottenham have spent £237m on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.

And now reports in Spain are claiming that Barcelona defender Kounde could be their seventh signing of the summer as he ‘will head’ to the Premier League.

Tottemham are ‘prepared to submit a €65m (£56m) offer to bring him to the Premier League’ and that amount is ‘a figure that aligns with the valuation Barcelona would be willing to accept for his sale’.

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The report adds: ‘The English club particularly values ​​his ability to play both as a right-back and in central defence. This versatility would allow them to cover two positions with a single signing and would offer the manager different options within the defensive line.

‘The figure would also represent a profit for FC Barcelona . The Catalan club signed Koundé from Sevilla FC in the summer of 2022 for a fee close to €50 million, plus performance-related bonuses.’

Kounde is keen to stay at Barcelona if possible but the report continues: ‘The next step is for Tottenham, who must convert their interest into a formal offer of €65 million. Once that arrives, FC Barcelona will decide whether to open negotiations for Koundé or reject the offer to maintain defensive balance.’

Van de Ven is impressed by Tottenham’s summer business

Micky van de Ven, who would be lining up alongside Kounde next season if the move happens, has been impressed by the club’s ambition since coming close to relegation last term.

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Van de Ven said: “It’s really good that you can see the club has made some changes. They have brought a really good new manager, in my opinion, and some really good new signings. You can see the club has new ambition. It’s something that’s really important for players that have been there for a long time.

He will be joined by compatriot Van Hecke, who joined from Brighton, and Van de Ven added: “Some really good signings for us. Unbelievable players that can bring a lot to our team.

“I know that for sure. It’s going to be different compared to the former manager we had last season. It’s going to be more with the ball, more playing football. I think it’s going to be more enjoyable for people to watch, playing offensive football.”

A Tottenham insider feels a Premier League rival were never going to land Djed Spence as they “only spend 50 pence on right-backs.”

There’s a lot of speculation over Spence’s future this summer. It’s been suggested he’s not going to be a fixture in Roberto De Zerbi’s plans and Tottenham are therefore willing to sell for the right price.

That’s expected to be near £40million, after some outlets suggested £25million.

Everton, Liverpool and Inter Milan are among the clubs linked, and Spurs insider John Wenham feels the Toffees have no chance of paying the required fee for Spence.

He told Tottenham News: “What’s interesting about that [link with Inter Milan], normally you’d just write that off, but Spence actually had a year or half a year on loan at Genoa in Italy, and seemed to enjoy the experience.

“Therefore, I give it a lot more credence than I normally would this sort of rumour.

“I’m pleased to see the reported price tag has gone right up, even for the Italian teams. They’re talking about £30million, and Tottenham wanting £42m.

“I’ve said all along, I never saw him going to Everton because they only spend 50 pence on right-backs. They have done for three decades, so I never ever saw that happening.

“Inter Milan could happen, and I think that would be a prestigious and good move for Djed, but from my point of view, we should never be selling him.”

Seamus Coleman was long a fixture of Everton’s side at right-back, and therefore the club haven’t had to spend big there for quite time, but they now have a shortage in the position.

Wenham wants to see Udogie sold

At Tottenham, Wenham wants Destiny Udogie sold so that Spence – who can play both left and right-back – can be the starter on the left side.

He said: “Based on what he’s done for England, [Spence] should be our starting left-back.

“You’d have Pedro Porro on the left [right], you’d have Djed on the right [left], and Andy Robertson also on the left, and it would be Udogie that I’d look to move on.

“I think Udogie is a good player, but he is always injured. Personally, I don’t think Spence should be being sold, and I’d rather the Italian left than Spence.”

It was revealed in June that Tottenham had no intention of sanctioning the sale of Udogie, but that was before Spence added credit to his account with some great World Cup performances.

Whether the club change their tune on which of their left-back options should be sold remains to be seen, but there certainly seems a case for Spence sticking around.

“You’d have Pedro Porro on the left [right], you’d have Djed on the right [left], and Andy Robertson also on the left, and it would be Udogie that I’d look to move on.

“I think Udogie is a good player, but he is always injured. Personally, I don’t think Spence should be being sold, and I’d rather the Italian left than Spence.”

Inter Milan depart Spence chase

One of the options Spence had available to him might have stepped back from the chase. Indeed, Inter have been heavily linked with the full-back this summer, but it was recently suggested they have begun to look at other options.

The ‘excessively high’ price tag for Spence is cited as the reason for that.

Wenham has suggested that Inter are looking more in the region of £30million if they’re to sign the Tottenham man.

He said: “I’m pleased to see the reported price tag has gone right up, even for the Italian teams. They’re talking about £30million, and Tottenham wanting £42m.

“Inter Milan could happen, and I think that would be a prestigious and good move for Djed, but from my point of view, we should never be selling him.”

But for the move to happen, one or both the sides will have to change their view on the price. For Spurs, knowing there are other clubs in the mix and that Spence could do a good job for them if he’s not sold, it seems unlikely their asking price will change.

Inter Milan are looking to complete a deal to sign Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero ‘within 10 days’ amid interest from Arsenal, according to reports.

Spurs narrowly survived relegation last season and the Tottenham hierarchy are doing everything in their power to make sure they aren’t in a similar fight again next term.

Tottenham have been extremely busy in the summer transfer market with Roberto De Zerbi’s side adding six players to their squad for next season.

Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka all joined on free transfers before Tottenham spent £237m on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.

Tottenham do have some more potential incomings in the fire but they are also concentrating on outgoings with Romero now set to end his time in north London.

Fabrizio Romano revealed recently that “it’s over” between the Argentina international and Spurs with Tottenham now stacked at centre-back.

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Romano said on his YouTube channel earlier this week: “Romero, I stand by my information, it’s over between Romero and Tottenham. Romero is going to leave Tottenham this summer. He’s leaving, that’s the intention.

“Spurs signed so many centre-backs. They have Micky van de Ven, Van Hecke, Senesi, Kevin Danso, and don’t play European football this season, so they’re ready to let Romero go.

“Inter Milan are very keen on the player. We have to understand if financially they can make it happen, but Inter are on it for Romero.

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“Barcelona are interested, but only if they sell a defender this summer. If they let a centre-back leave, in that case there’s a possibility for Romero to join, but only as a domino.”

Spurs are not open to ‘creative solutions’

Inter Milan, as confirmed by Romano, have been showing a lot of interest in Romero with FcInterNews insisting that the Serie A giants looking for the saga to come to a conclusion ‘within 10 days’.

Tottenham were initially asking for €50m for Romero but Spurs are now open to selling him to Inter Milan for €40m – but there is one stumbling block.

Spurs are not open to ‘creative solutions’ with the Premier League side refusing a potential loan deal with an obligation to buy next summer as Tottenham need the money now.

Despite that Inter Milan are ‘confident the deal will be successful’ with the Italians ready to complete a permanent deal now with the ‘payment spread over time’.

Fabrizio Romano has reported that Tottenham Hotspur are working on a deal to sign Manchester City winger Savinho, with Spurs manager Roberto De Zerbi personally keen.

Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Martin Dubravka, Jan Paul van Hecke, Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson have all joined Tottenham in the summer transfer window.

Tottenham manager De Zerbi is now looking to enhance the quality of his attacking unit, with Savinho one of his top targets.

Spurs wanted to sign Savinho in the summer of 2025, with the Man City winger himself keen on a move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the time.

However, Man City persuaded the Brazilian star to stay at the Etihad Stadium and handed him a new deal.

Tottenham are still keen on Savinho, with Romano reporting earlier this month that Spurs are working on a deal for the winger.

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Romano said on his YouTube channel: “Tottenham remain very interested in Savinho.

“Tottenham keep working on the Savinho deal.

“They’re waiting for Manchester City to take a decision on Savinho – whether they want to let him go or not, and under which conditions

“But the conversations have started. The conversation is ongoing.

“Savinho is the next big name on their list, I would include also Cody Gakpo among the players they like at the winger position after reshaping the midfield with Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.”

On July 17, TEAMtalk reported that Savinho would cost £60million for Tottenham, with Romano now stating that Tottenham still remain keen on the Man City winger.

Savinho from Man City to Tottenham possible

Romano said on his YouTube channel on Saturday evening: “Then guys, let me mention for Tottenham, on Tottenham, the name of Savinho is the name I want to keep on the table because the coach, Roberto De Zerbi, said after midfield rebuild, after defence rebuild, now we need to do something upfront, we need important players, he said, we already have top players, well, so we need important players to add quality, not normal players.

“And when he says this, he means Savinho is one of the players they absolutely want.

“They remain in conversation for Savinho.

“Tottenham remain very keen for Savinho.

“So, Tottenham are on it for Savio, and the deal is absolutely on.

“And then we will see because they want to add one more.

“For sure, for Tottenham, there is going to be more movements, but at the moment, this is the situation around Savinho, considered a top target.

“They wait for Manchester City to tell them, okay, the player can leave, probably they wait for a replacement.

“Manchester City were trying for Diomande, as I told you, but Diomande is already off for Man City since a few days ago, and now the situation for Savinho remains on waiting for a green light from Manchester City.”