Tottenham Target £85m Savinho Deal and Omar Marmoush

Tottenham are on the brink of a double raid on Manchester City, with big money on the table and a clear signal of intent from north London’s new regime.

Spurs close on £85m Savinho deal

Savinho is set to become one of the headline transfers of the window, with Spurs agreeing an £85m package with City for the Brazil international.

Tottenham will pay £75m up front, with a further £10m in add-ons. Around £5m of those bonuses are regarded as virtually guaranteed, meaning City stand to bank at least £80m once the move is completed.

The 22-year-old is due in north London on Friday afternoon for a medical, a key final step before the deal is signed off.

For City, Savinho’s departure would set a new club-record sale, eclipsing Julian Alvarez’s £82m switch to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2024. For a player who started only seven of his 24 Premier League games last season, scoring once and providing two assists, it is a remarkable piece of business.

Marmoush next as Spurs’ spree gathers pace

Tottenham are not stopping there. Talks for City forward Omar Marmoush are at an advanced stage, with negotiations described as progressing “in the right direction”.

The Egypt international is understood to be fully on board with the move and ready to make the jump to north London once the clubs finalise the structure of the deal.

If Spurs land both Savinho and Marmoush, it will cap a ferocious summer of recruitment. The club have already committed more than £200m on six first-team signings.

They spent £185m on midfield reinforcements alone, prising Sandro Tonali from Newcastle and Matheus Fernandes from West Ham. At the back, Jan Paul van Hecke arrived from Brighton for £52m to replace Cristian Romero.

Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson and Martin Dubravka have all joined on free transfers, adding depth and experience without transfer fees but on wages that underline Tottenham’s new financial muscle.

How can Spurs spend like this?

The numbers are eye-catching, but the club insists the spending is sustainable.

Sky Sports News’ Michael Bridge outlined the backdrop at the start of the window. Tottenham have qualified for Europe in 18 of the last 20 seasons, and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has become a money machine: Premier League football at the core, but also boxing, concerts, NFL games and a packed events calendar driving revenue.

That cash has pushed Spurs up the Deloitte Money League. They have overtaken Chelsea to become the ninth richest club in world football, with annual revenues of £549.2m.

They are also one of the major beneficiaries of the Premier League’s move from PSR to a squad cost ratio model, easing some of the pressure around spending. But this isn’t just about accounting tweaks. It’s about a deliberate change of direction at the top of the club.

Daniel Levy stepped aside at the start of last season. New leadership came in with a promise to fans: after surviving relegation on the final day, the club’s football income would be ploughed into the first team. This summer, that promise is being cashed in.

Tottenham are not just trying to close the gap. They are paying to sit at what insiders now call “the very top table”.

Maresca: Savinho wanted out from the start

On the blue side of Manchester, Enzo Maresca is preparing for his first season in charge after Pep Guardiola’s era-defining nine-year spell came to an end. He is doing so while watching key names head for the exit.

Rodri, the Ballon d’Or and World Cup-winning midfielder, has gone to Barcelona. Savinho is on his way to Spurs. Marmoush could follow.

Maresca did not hide the reality around Savinho’s situation.

“It is quite clear when the player wants to leave, then it is complicated to convince them to stay,” he said when asked if he had tried to persuade Rodri to remain, linking the Spaniard’s case with Savinho’s.

“It happened with Rodri and the same thing is happening with Savinho.

“Since day one, he has asked me that he wants to leave. So now we are waiting. But it's complicated.

“When the player is thinking that they need a new challenge, or they want to change because they probably want to go back to Spain, or they want to play more minutes or for a different reason. It becomes complicated then to convince them to stay.”

The message was blunt: once a player’s mind is set, there is only so much a manager can do.

City face late-window rebuild

Inside City, the departures are seen as manageable but far from ideal.

Sky Sports News’ Ben Ransom summed up the club’s stance on Savinho and Marmoush.

“Both players are essentially surplus to requirements at Manchester City. It's been pretty apparent through the summer,” he explained.

Maresca has made it clear both could have stayed and fought for their place, but he also recognises the reality of modern elite squads. If a player wants guaranteed minutes and an acceptable offer lands on the table, City will not stand in their way.

That does not mean they can simply shrug and move on.

“City would need to replace these players,” Ransom said. “They would definitely, I'd say, have to replace one. They would like to and would aim to replace two.

“But the transfer window is closing in less than a fortnight. These are big positions to fill so late in the window.”

So City scramble to reshape under a new coach, while Tottenham, cash-rich and newly aggressive, move fast to seize their chance.

If Savinho and Marmoush walk through the doors at Hotspur Way in the coming days, the question will not be whether Spurs are serious. It will be how far this new, heavy-spending Tottenham can push England’s established order.