Tottenham's Double Swoop for Savinho and Marmoush

Tottenham are pushing ahead with plans to overhaul their forward line, holding advanced talks with Manchester City over a double move for Savinho and Omar Marmoush.

Sources have told BBC Sport that negotiations between the clubs are progressing, though no agreement is in place yet. The numbers, and how any deal would be structured, remain on the table.

Savinho has been on Spurs’ radar for some time. Their interest in the Brazilian winger stretches back to 2025, when the then-22-year-old chose to stay at Etihad Stadium instead of forcing a move. That decision has not paid off as hoped.

Last season he managed only seven Premier League starts, a modest return for a player City brought in for £30m from French side Troyes in 2024. With minutes limited and competition fierce, he is now prepared to leave to kick-start his career.

Marmoush is a different story but part of the same problem for City. Signed from Frankfurt in 2025 for £59m, the Egypt international slipped down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola in the 2025-26 campaign.

He still delivered eight goals in 36 appearances across all competitions, a solid contribution in a stop-start season, yet not enough to cement a regular starting role. At 27, he faces a pivotal decision over whether to fight on at City or move for a more central role elsewhere.

City’s exact valuation for the pair has not been disclosed, but the club expect to turn a healthy profit on both forwards if they do leave. That fits a wider pattern at Etihad this summer.

The champions have already sanctioned several significant exits, including captain Rodri, midfielder Tijjani Reijnders and back-up goalkeeper James Trafford, as they reshape a squad that has dominated English football for years.

On the other side of the deal, Roberto De Zerbi has already torn into Tottenham’s midfield. Mateus Fernandes has arrived from West Ham United and Sandro Tonali from Newcastle in a combined outlay of £185m. Big money, big statement.

Yet De Zerbi has been clear: the real surgery must come in attack. Spurs limped to a 17th-placed finish in the Premier League last season, scoring only 48 goals in 38 games. For a club that once traded in free-flowing, high-tempo football, that return was damning.

That is why Savinho’s direct running and Marmoush’s versatility appeal. Two forwards, two different profiles, one shared aim: inject pace, goals and unpredictability into a blunt frontline.

Cody Gakpo remains another name on Tottenham’s list. The Liverpool and Netherlands forward is still admired in north London, but the financial reality bites. Whether Spurs can realistically fund a move for Gakpo on top of potential deals for Marmoush and Savinho is unclear.

So the equation is simple but brutal: how far are Tottenham prepared to stretch to fix an attack that failed them so badly last season?