Savinho Leads Tottenham's Winger Hunt

Tottenham’s winger hunt is taking shape, and the picture is getting clearer by the day.

Roberto De Zerbi locked down his midfield and defence early in the window. The real surgery, he decided, had to come in the final third. Two, maybe three fresh attackers. Pace, goals, something different out wide.

At the top of that list sits one name: Savinho.

Savinho the priority, Gakpo next, Neto trailing

Tottenham are set to pay a total of £85million to Manchester City for the Brazilian winger, a deal that underlines just how aggressively they are moving to reshape the attack.

Speaking to Football Insider, Pete O’Rourke laid out the hierarchy of Spurs’ wide options.

“Savinho is their number one target for that wide attacking position, he is the priority and they’re working hard to reach an agreement with Man City over that one,” he said.

Behind him, another high-profile name: Cody Gakpo. The Dutchman is described as “high on that list as well,” with O’Rourke adding that both Savinho and Gakpo currently sit ahead of Pedro Neto in Tottenham’s pecking order.

“Pedro Neto is on Tottenham’s list, maybe not at the top of it right now,” O’Rourke explained. “Savinho is the one they’re really pushing to get done, and they’re keen on Gakpo too, so that’s where they stand at the moment.”

So Neto is there. Just not front and centre.

Chelsea set brutal price for Neto

Any move for Pedro Neto comes with a brutal starting point: £100million.

TEAMtalk understands Chelsea will demand that fee to even consider parting with the Portugal international. His camp are open to the idea of a transfer, but the club want to be paid at the very top end of the market.

Xabi Alonso is in no rush to lose him either. The Chelsea boss would be happy to keep Neto in his squad, and he knows he is not short of admirers.

Tottenham are not alone. Manchester City are watching, and Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have already tested Chelsea’s resolve with a £60million approach. That bid was swiftly rejected, entirely in line with the London club’s hardline stance.

The message from Stamford Bridge is simple: pay the premium, or look elsewhere.

Spurs’ numbers game

This is where the arithmetic bites for Tottenham.

An £85million outlay on Savinho for that wide role makes strategic sense if he is the centrepiece of the rebuild. But dropping another £100million on Neto, a player who most often operates in similar areas, feels a stretch even for a club intent on backing De Zerbi.

Spurs want options out wide. They want competition. What they do not appear willing to do is stack two nine-figure investments on the same patch of grass.

With Savinho the priority and Gakpo strongly admired, Neto’s path to north London looks crowded. Unless Chelsea soften, or Tottenham rip up their budget, this chase may be defined less by desire and more by cold, hard numbers.

If the price doesn’t move, will Spurs?