Fabrizio Romano: Tottenham In Talks to Sign £70m Forward After Eze Hijack
Tottenham have held fresh talks over a late move for Manchester City winger Savinho following Arsenal’s hijack of their pursuit of Eberechi Eze, GIVEMESPORT senior reporter Fabrizio Romano has revealed.
The North London side are not giving up hope in their efforts to land the £70m-rated Brazilian forward before the transfer deadline and are ‘pushing’ to get the deal over the line.
Spurs have yet to convince Man City to sell – the Etihad Stadium chiefs continue to block the move as they want to keep the ‘incredible’ 21-year-old, who is greatly admired by Spurs boss Thomas Frank.
Romano claims Frank is ‘in love’ with Savinho’s talent and wants to have the Brazilian among his attacking options this season, following Eze’s decision to join Arsenal and snub long-standing interest from Tottenham.
The Crystal Palace star is now close to completing a £68m switch, with verbal agreements in place on both the club and player sides.
Tottenham Pushing to Sign Man City’s Savinho
Manchester City’s Savinho at a press conference
New signing Savio or Savinho at a press conference for his reveal at Manchester City
Romano, speaking on his YouTube channel, revealed that Tottenham have intensified their efforts to sign Savinho following Arsenal’s hijack of their pursuit of Eze:
“Tottenham Hotspur are not giving up on Savinho. I told you last night – Eze is over, Eze is going to Arsenal.
“Tottenham want to insist on Savinho. Also, today Tottenham had new contacts for Savinho. The message remains the same from Man City – they want to keep the player, they don’t want Savinho to go.
“There is someone in the Manchester City hierarchy pushing to keep Savinho at the club and closing doors to Tottenham, but I can guarantee you that Tottenham are pushing.
“Tottenham believe Savinho is the perfect signing. Thomas Frank, Tottenham manager, is in love with Savinho and wants Savinho to join. So let’s see if they can find a solution.”
Savinho was a regular in Pep Guardiola’s squad following his move from Girona to Man City last summer, making 48 appearances, scoring three goals and providing 13 assists last season.
The Brazilian forward has missed the start of the 2025/26 campaign after picking up an injury in pre-season and is expected to return around the September international break.
Tottenham are on the lookout for late signings following Son Heung-min’s departure to Los Angeles FC and James Maddison’s ACL injury, which has sidelined him for around six to seven months.
The Lilywhites were also without Dejan Kulusevski for their 3-0 win over Burnley last weekend, with the Sweden international still recovering from a knee injury.
Tottenham make fresh contact to sign ‘very skilful’ midfielder who Lionel Messi called ‘incredible’
TBR Football can reveal that Tottenham Hotspur have initiated new contacts to sign Nico Paz after they missed out on Eberechi Eze.
The Argentine has been on Spurs’ radar for several months, with TBR revealing in February that Tottenham scouts were impressed by Paz.
Eze chose Arsenal over Spurs even though Thomas Frank’s side tried very hard to get him. Since that rejection, Tottenham have been exploring other options.
One of them is Paz of Como.
Exclusive: Tottenham make fresh contact to sign Nico Paz after Eberechi Eze snubbed them
Nico Paz was one of Como’s standout players in the Serie A last season.
The Argentina international, hailed as a ‘very skilful’ player by The Scouting App, impressed everyone under Cesc Fabregas in Italy last term, and his performances have caught the eye of other big clubs.
Tottenham are one of them, and after their initial enquiry proved to be unsuccessful earlier this month, they tried again.
TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey, can reveal that Spurs initiated fresh contacts with Paz’s representatives and Real Madrid in the last 24 hours.
