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Tottenham have confirmed the signing of winger Savio from Manchester City in an £85m deal.

Sky Sports News understands Spurs will pay an initial £75m for the 22-year-old, with a further £10m available in add-ons.

It is understood that £5m of the potential bonuses are effectively guaranteed, meaning City could receive at least £80m from the deal.

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Tottenham have finally signed long-term target Savio, formerly known as Savinho at City, after failing to sign the Brazil international last summer. He will wear the No 17 shirt at the club.

Savio's arrival takes Spurs' spending this summer past the £300m barrier following the arrivals of Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke for a combined fee of £237m. Spurs also added Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi on free transfers.

Meanwhile, Savio's sale is a club record for Man City, surpassing Julian Alvarez's £82m move to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2024.

'De Zerbi is one of the best managers in the world,' says Savio

Speaking in a statement released by the club, Savio said: "It's taken a while but I'm very happy to be here.

"It's a wonderful opportunity at a brilliant club with one of the best managers in the world.

"As soon as I spoke to the head coach I knew I had to come. He told me he wants to help me reach the highest level, and I believe we can do that together, as a team."

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi added: "Savio is a player who brings energy, imagination and quality in wide positions. He has the courage to attack defenders and the ability to change a game with his creativity.

"We're very pleased to have him with us, and I'm looking forward to working with him, helping him continue to grow and seeing him bring his personality to the team."

Savio secured, Marmoush next?

Sky Sports News reported on Friday that Tottenham are very close to finalising a deal with Manchester City for Omar Marmoush.

Advanced negotiations are ongoing and progressing in the right direction, with Marmoush on board with the move.

However, City head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed that Jeremy Doku has an injury and, with Savio already joining Spurs for £85m, City are currently short of forward options.

Marmoush was an unused substitute during City's 2-1 win against Bournemouth in their Premier League opener but did feature in the Community Shield loss to Arsenal, playing 37 minutes off the bench in the 3-0 defeat.

Spurs are now the Premier League's biggest overspenders

Sky Sports' Sam Blitz and Adam Smith:

Following the £85m signing of Savio from Manchester City, Spurs have now overspent on players by nearly £130m in this summer's transfer window - according to Sky Sports data.

As well as Savio, Spurs have spent £100m on Sandro Tonali, £85m on Mateus Fernandes as well as £52m on Brighton defender Jan Paul Van Hecke.

Sky Sports has compared the transfer fees to each players' value on popular football website Transfermarkt - and Spurs have overspent more than any other Premier League club.

When free transfers are included in the calculations there is a drop-off in the overspending, but not much.

Even allowing for the free signings of Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka the figure still sits at £101.7m

Savio is also the player who has been overpaid for the most since the start of the window - with the Brazilian signed at £55m over value.

The top three deals for overspending were all Spurs signings in Tonali, Fernandes and Savio.

Manchester City are interested in signing Tottenham target Cody Gakpo from Liverpool.

City are looking at options to improve their forward line, with Savinho - and potentially Omar Marmoush - set to join Tottenham.

There have not been any club-to-club talks between City and Liverpool at this stage for Gakpo, who is under contract at Anfield until 2030.

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Liverpool do not want to sell Gakpo as things stand and would likely need to bring in two wide forwards to be comfortable with letting him go.

The 27-year-old started and scored in the Reds' Premier League opener against Newcastle last weekend.

They have been pursuing deals for PSG duo Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye, while they have had multiple offers rejected for Brighton's Yankuba Minteh.

Man City have already verbally agreed a deal with Palmeiras to sign Allan for £34m as a replacement for Savinho. Spurs have agreed to pay up to £85m for Savinho, who had a medical last week.

Sky Sports News reported last week that a deal for Marmoush was very close to being agreed by City and Spurs. He was named on the bench for City's Premier League opener against Bournemouth but did not come on.

Man City reach Allan agreement

Latest from Sky Sports News' Ben Ransom and Zinny Boswell:

Manchester City have reached an agreement with Palmeiras over the signing of Allan.

The deal for the winger is worth up to £34m. City are paying fixed fee of £32m plus £2m in add-ons.

Both clubs have a verbal agreement, but are yet to exchange documents for the 22-year-old's transfer.

The player will be given permission to travel for a medical once this process has been completed to the satisfaction of both clubs.

Allan is being brought in to replace his fellow Brazilian Savinho, who is set to join Tottenham in a deal worth up to £85m.

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A woeful Tottenham started their new Premier League season dismally with a 3-0 loss at Brentford despite a big summer of spending.

After avoiding relegation on the final day last season, Spurs have splashed out £237m on six signings so far this summer - but any hope of immediate change has quickly been extinguished with a shocking display in west London.

First-half goals from Keane Lewis-Potter and Vitaly Janelt, followed by Michael Kayode's finish just four minutes into the second half, gave the Bees a deserved victory as Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp praised their "total football".

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Spurs gave competitive debuts to five new signings, but it was Brentford's club-record signing Mamadou Sangare who stole the show as he set up the first goal and ran the game in midfield.

Roberto De Zerbi's side's miserable season opener at the Gtech Community Stadium could have been worse, only for Igor Thiago to miss a 55th-minute penalty.

Tottenham failed to have a shot on target in the first half and registered a full-time expected goals of just 0.47 compared to Brentford's 3.96, heightening the need for the potential forward arrivals of Savinho and Omar Marmoush from Manchester City.

But those two alone will not be able to fix Spurs, who put in a dreadful performance which showed why they have finished 17th in back-to-back seasons.

In fact, this was Spurs' joint-heaviest opening-day defeat of a Premier League season, leading Redknapp to label De Zerbi's new-look side as "a team of strangers".

Brentford, meanwhile, will be buoyed by their resounding win as they look to qualify for Europe this season after missing out on Conference League qualification on goal difference last campaign.

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HALF TIME! Spurs fail to have a shot on target in a dreadful first half as Fernandes and Bentancur come on for Gallagher and Bergvall.

De Zerbi and Gray admit lack of fight in loss

Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi speaking to Sky Sports:

"We suffered physically, but we knew that before the game. We were not ready to fight the duels; we made a lot of mistakes in the timing of the pressure with Mikey Moore on the left centre-back.

"We arrived late too many times, but then we lost too many duels to compete with Brentford. I'm sorry for that; I'm sorry for the defeat.

"I know we have to improve in the physical condition; we have to improve in the organisation because there were many new players. But it's the first game; it's part of our journey.

"We knew before the game that with a lot of new players, to become a team we need two things: soul and style of play. Today I think there was the soul, but in the end we didn't fight in the right way for the difference of the duels. Brentford is one of the most important teams in the Premier League in terms of duels, but a fair game.

"I believe in my players. It was a game, especially in the first half in one direction; we were in the right position with high pressure - I said with Mikey Moore. If you analyse the game, you can see how many duels we lost in the first half. The direction of the game went towards Brentford."

Tottenham stand-in captain Archie Gray speaking to Sky Sports:

"It was simple really: we lost too many duels. They just outfought us all over the park. We need to watch it back: that's the main thing we need to do better.

"They just outfought us. For whatever reason, we weren't up for the fight as they were. That's on us. For the fans, they were incredible. For us to let them down like that on the first game, there are no words for it.

"I don't think there's any excuses. We will all look at ourselves in the mirror and say it wasn't good enough. We lost too many duels, that was the main part we lost."

Redknapp: Spurs looked a 'team of strangers'

Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp:

"You'd say they were a team of strangers; they didn't have that extra know-how of when (Jan Paul) Van Hecke and (Marcos) Senesi become a partnership.

"They never really won enough duels. I never really liked the look of the team when I saw the XI. I don't like (Conor) Gallagher in the 10; I wondered where the creativity was going to be.

"(Lucas) Bergvall, for whatever reason, has had a tough six or seven months. The managers who have come in haven't seemed to trust him. He lost the ball in the first few minutes and then a duel for the goal.

"The hope for Tottenham is that they won't be the same side in six weeks."

Your views...

Matt: "New season, new manager, new players... same old Spurs."

Jamie K: "We saw last season with Liverpool that spending hundreds of millions doesn't guarantee good results. At this point, maybe Spurs are just cursed to forever teeter on the brink until finally, they fall..."

Josh: "I've seen so many Spurs fans talk about top four this week after the transfer window they have had. Seventeenth-place finish in the last two seasons. Need to realise a great season this season is a top-half finish."

Dazza: "Same old Tottenham. No idea up front and weak in midfield and at the back? Lots of money spent, but as far as I can see, nothing has changed."

Stevep: "New season, same old Spurs. Another season of struggle unless the new signings bed in quick."

De Zerbi's 'dream' starts in nightmare fashion

Sky Sports' Peter Smith:

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi spoke about creating a "team I have in my dream" after securing Premier League survival at the end of last season. Well, the new season has started in nightmare fashion.

In their 3-0 defeat at Brentford, Spurs were as bad as they were during that relegation dogfight last year.

After spending over £230m in the transfer window and fielding five debutants at the Gtech, that's hard to fathom. They should have been transformed. That was the expectation.

But it was not the quality of the players on the pitch that was the issue - it was, once again, the mentality.

"We were not ready to fight," admitted De Zerbi. "The first XI was able to compete."

New faces, a new captain but a familiar problem after Spurs' application was repeatedly criticised last season.

The stats reflected it on Saturday. In that shocking first half, Spurs striker Richarlison managed to win just two of his eight duels. At the other end of the pitch, new centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke won just two of his seven.

Spurs were repeatedly second to the ball, outmuscled in challenges and run over by an incredibly intense Brentford side. The second goal was the perfect illustration of that.

More signings look certain before the transfer window closes. But unless De Zerbi can shift the mentality of this group his ambitions at Spurs will remain an elusive dream.

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Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi believes their dismal 3-0 opening-season defeat at Brentford shows his new-look side are "not a team yet" after a big summer of spending.

The Italian also admitted they lacked fight in the loss but felt they were undercooked for their opener, as Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp labelled them a "team of strangers".

Spurs' summer spending is set to surpass the £300m mark, with deals advancing for Manchester City pair Savinho and Omar Marmoush.

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But despite five of Tottenham's six summer arrivals featuring against Brentford, Spurs were stung badly by the Bees in a deserved defeat that epitomised their back-to-back 17th-place finishes after avoiding relegation on the final day last season.

De Zerbi said at his post-match press conference: "I think we are not a team yet, for a lot of reasons. We can fix the target when you become a team. Before (we) become a team, we can't say what we can do.

"We are not in the right point in physical condition for a lot of reasons. For the players, they came late after the World Cup because in Australia [pre-season tour] we couldn't work in the right way for the trip; we don't take risks for a lot of things.

"But (these) are not excuses, (this is) the normal situation when you are building a new project, a new process. I don't want time, but we have to pass through these problems.

"I believe in my players, I believe in my club, I believe in myself. After the Hoffenheim game [final pre-season game last weeked], I said we are not in the right point, we are late for the start of the Premier League, but it's a step; we have to improve quickly.

"We could fight stronger than we did today. We lost too many duels, we made too many mistakes in the timing when we wanted to push the pressure higher. We arrived second on the second ball; we didn't win one second ball, one duel, one tackle, and it's tough."

He added: "Now the focus and the target is to become a team because a team. You can't become a team for the transfer market window - the player on paper, no.

"You become a team with the players; they find the connection between them, they find the spirit, they find the soul - it's a process."

De Zerbi's two 'big conditions' to become 'a team'

Tottenham will aim to earn their first victory of the new season on Wednesday as they host Championship side Charlton in the Carabao Cup second round, live on Sky Sports, before hosting Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday, also live on Sky Sports.

The ex-Brighton boss said: "We have to become a team, and to become a team, in my home, there are two big conditions: the soul and the style of play, and today, we didn't show the soul, and we didn't show the quality of the play with the ball and without the ball.

"When we find these two conditions, I think we can become dangerous for everyone.

"Until we reach these conditions, we have to suffer, and today, I think this defeat is important for us because maybe we woke up stronger than we thought."

He added: "We need time, but I think we are much better than we showed today. So, from Wednesday, we can show our qualities and who we are.

"But even if we win Wednesday or next Saturday, we need time to become a team."

De Zerbi admits starting Bergvall was a risk

Spurs conceded a soft second goal as Lucas Bergvall gave the ball to allow Mathias Jensen's saved shot that led to Vitaly Janelt's rebound strike.

Bergvall was substituted at half-time for Rodrigo Bentancur, and De Zerbi admitted he knew the 20-year-old would struggle with Brentford's physicality, but the experienced Bentancur was not fit enough to start.

He said: "Lucas Bergvall for the second goal. I think he didn't play badly today, even if I substituted at half-time.

"But Lucas Bergvall, in the next two years, he will not lose that ball in that moment of the game."

He added: "If you analyse last season, the defensive line is: (Pedro) Porro, (Kevin) Danso, Micky van de Ven and (Destiny) Udogie. And today, Archie Gray, JP Van Hecke, (Marcos) Senesi and (Andy) Robertson - four new players.

"Two midfielders [last season]: Rodrigo Bentancur and (Joao) Palhinha. Today, two midfielders: Bergvall (and Tonali). Why not Bentancur? Because he came late in the pre-season.

"In the pre-season, we worked with Lucas Bergvall. I think at the beginning of the season, the new project, it was right to play with Lucas Bergvall. But I knew before the game that Lucas Bergvall, in this type of game, maybe he could suffer more than Rodrigo Bentancur, who is 29 years old and Lucas is 20. I knew before the game, but at the end you have to think. We go and we try to build something good for the club.

"For the plan, for the project, what the club want and what we are in the direction we are working, I think is the normal process.

"Even if we are suffering for defeat, we are shocking for this defeat, especially for the way we lost the game, because they deserve to win and we played very, very bad."

Gray: Brentford outfought us

Archie Gray became Spurs' youngest-ever captain in a competitive fixture as he took the armband in the absence of new skipper Micky van de Ven.

The 20-year-old, who played at right-back due to Pedro Porro's late return from Spain's World Cup win, admitted the team lacked fight in the defeat.

He told Sky Sports: "It was simple really: we lost too many duels. They just outfought us all over the park. We need to watch it back: that's the main thing we need to do better.

"For whatever reason, we weren't up for the fight as they were. That's on us. For the fans, they were incredible, for us to let them down like that in the first game, there are no words for it."