Tottenham Hotspur have submitted an increased offer to Manchester City to strike a deal for winger Savinho as they react to losing out on Eberechi Eze to Arsenal.

Spurs are looking to build upon their Europa League victory last season and with Thomas Frank at the helm, they are keen to add quality to their squad.

They were quick to strike a deal with West Ham United for Mohammed Kudus for a hefty fee and managed to fend off Atletico Madrid’s interest in their defensive rock Cristian Romero.

Frank is looking to bring in more faces who will be able to provide quality moving forward with Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze and Manchester City’s Savinho two they have been chasing.

Savinho’s agents were heading to England to help negotiate a move for the Brazilian, but it was suggested that Pep Guardiola wants to keep him at the club and he is set to stay.

Tottenham, in the meantime, shifted their focus onto landing Palace star Eze and it was suggested that they reached an agreement in principle with the Eagles to seal a deal.

However. on Wednesday, Spurs’ London rivals Arsenal stepped up and went in to hijack the Eze deal by agreeing to £60m transfer fee with Crystal Palace.

Detail Fee Base fee £60m Add-ons £6.7m QPR sell-on £6m Eberechi Eze to Arsenal deal

Spurs missing out on Eze after spending weeks chasing him will come as a massive blow for the club and they might look to respond by bringing in other targets.

Now according to Brazilian journalist Cahe Mota, Tottenham have ‘increased their bid’ to £69m to convince Manchester City to let Savinho go ‘after Eze’s decision’.

Savinho does not reflect the same profile as Eze, but Spurs have decided to accelerate their efforts to bring in a forward who will be able to improve the squad.

The Brazilian’s representatives have remained in England to help in the discussions between both clubs and to find a solution to unlock a potential deal.

It remains to be seen whether Spurs’ new offer will be able to soften Manchester City’s stance on keeping Savinho at the club.

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Newcastle ‘Feeling’ Worry As Tottenham Threat Lurks For Target

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There is suspicion that Brentford are stalling on selling Yoane Wissa to Newcastle United because they are keen to instead sell him to Tottenham Hotspur, where former boss Thomas Frank is in charge, according to the Daily Mail.

After scoring 12 goals during the 2022/23 season, Wissa ended last term with 19 goals to his name, just one strike behind Bryan Mbeumo, who has since moved to Manchester United.

Newcastle, who have suffered a string of near misses in terms of striker targets this summer, have been working to sign him.

They have just put in a new offer of £35m plus £5m in add-ons, but that has not proven to be enough for Brentford, despite the fact that Wissa does want the move.

Wissa has even had interest from Saudi Arabia, however he has been waiting for Newcastle to agree a fee for him.

Now there is a further worry for Newcastle as it is suggested ‘there is a feeling’ that Brentford want to sell Wissa to Tottenham.

Former Brentford boss Thomas Frank is in charge at Tottenham and he still has a good relationship with the Bees.

Striker Bryan Mbeumo Joao Pedro Liam Delap Hugo Ekitike Benjamin Sesko Strikers Newcastle United were keen on this summer

Spurs could even be more motivated to do a deal for Wissa as they scramble to respond to the embarrassment of missing out on Eberechi Eze to rivals Arsenal.

Tottenham looked set to land Eze, but having been hijacked by Arsenal, need now to show the fans they are able to reclaim control in the transfer window.

Wissa does want to play in the Champions League this season and moving to Tottenham would give him that opportunity.

It would though also be a massive blow for Newcastle, as it would leave the club looking elsewhere for a striker.

Alexander Isak is desperate to be allowed to leave the Magpies, but they are blocking an exit for him.

Newcastle have already seen one striker go this summer in the shape of Callum Wilson and selling Isak without bringing in a new striker looks firmly off the agenda.

The Magpies can also hand Wissa the chance to play his football in the Champions League this season.

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Fee Arsenal Paying To Beat Tottenham To Eberechi Eze Emerges

Submitted by daniel on Wed, 20/08/2025 - 22:01

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Arsenal will be paying Crystal Palace an initial £60m to beat Tottenham Hotspur to the signature of Eberechi Eze.

It had seemed that Eze would be heading to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer, with Spurs putting in big work to land him and holding extensive talks with Crystal Palace.

Eze was ready to join Spurs, but Arsenal stole in and it emerged on Wednesday night that they have agreed a deal with Palace, hijacking Spurs’ swoop for the player.

Now how much Arsenal will be paying to sign Eze has become clear – and Crystal Palace will have a record sale on their hands.

According to journalist Miguel Delaney, Arsenal will pay £60m for Eze, plus a further £7.5m in add-ons, meaning Crystal Palace could well collect £67.5m.

The departure of the England international will mean that Crystal Palace will have a new record sale on the books.

For Tottenham, losing out on a key target such as Eze is a massive blow, made even worse by the fact he is joining their north London rivals Arsenal.

There will be pressure on Tottenham to now respond in the transfer market and who they eye as their Eze alternative will be watched closely.

Crystal Palace will also now have to plan for life without Eze, who was a key man in their successful season last term.

They are eyeing signing Bilal El Khannouss from Leicester City and there have been talks between the two clubs which could well now pick up pace.

El Khannouss did impress in the Premier League last season despite Leicester being comfortably relegated.

Palace will need to pay a portion of the fee they will bank for Eze, around £6m, to the player’s former club QPR due to a sell-on clause.

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My Head Will Fall Off – Former Tottenham Stars Fuming At Arsenal’s Eze Hijack

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Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O’Hara has admitted that his head is going to fall off if Eberechi Eze ends up at Arsenal and ex-Spurs defender Ramon Vega also insisted that it will be a shambles if the Gunners get Eze.

Spurs moved fast towards Crystal Palace superstar Eze, following James Maddison’s ACL, which is set to rule him out for several months.

Tottenham did all the legwork for him, as Daniel Levy met Palace supremo Steve Parish to sort out the deal, and it was progressing well as they had a preliminary agreement with the Eagles for him.

However, the tables have now turned as their bitter rivals Arsenal have now entered the race for him, and are set to hijack Spurs’ Eze deal following Kai Havertz’s injury.

And naturally, Spurs legends have not taken it well, as former Tottenham star O’Hara let his frustration be known, admitting that he will lose his head if Eze ends up at the Emirates.

“My heads gonna fall off with Spurs if we lose Eze to Arsenal 😡😡😡”, O’Hara posted on his official X profile.

Another Spurs former player, in the shape of Vega, also admitted that if the England international goes to Arsenal, it will be ‘a shambles’ again.

“If this is happening, I do hope not! Then I’m sorry; it’s a shambles again for not getting this over the line for a few million more”, Vega wrote on X.

The former Spurs star then followed up by writing: “Why are we trying to become the laughing stock of the town again?

“I hoped that after our positive first win in the Premier League campaign, we would build a bigger squad to compete in all competitions this season! Let’s hope they’re still doing it.”

Spurs have failed to sign Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest and saw two bids rejected for Savinho by Manchester City, as he is set to stay at the Etihad.

And now, even with them so close to securing a deal for Eze, he could be another one they are set to miss out on.

It has been suggested that the 27-year-old Crystal Palace superstar prefers Arsenal, and it remains to be seen if Spurs will be able to turn the situation to their favour with time running out.

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