Tottenham Negotiates Double Signing of Savinho and Marmoush from Man City
Tottenham Hotspur are deep in negotiations with Manchester City over a double move for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush, with the London club pushing hard to reshape their attack before the new season.
Discussions are described as advanced, but no deal is in place yet. For now, it’s positioning, pricing and brinkmanship.
Savinho Seeks Escape After Stalled City Spell
Spurs’ pursuit of Brazilian winger Savinho is not new. Their interest dates back to 2025, when he was seen as one of the brightest wide prospects in Europe. The reality at City has been far less glamorous.
Savinho, 22, managed only seven Premier League starts last season after his £30m move to the Etihad in 2024. He now wants out in search of regular football, and Tottenham are ready to offer it.
City’s stance is clear in one respect: they expect to make a healthy profit. The exact valuation remains under wraps, but they did not sign him to sell cheap after just two seasons.
Marmoush on the Market After Falling Down the Pecking Order
On the other side of the deal sits Omar Marmoush, another forward whose City career has quickly lost momentum.
The Egyptian international, 27, arrived from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2025 for £59m, a signing that underlined City’s financial muscle and Pep Guardiola’s faith in his versatility across the front line. The numbers since then have not matched the fee.
Marmoush scored eight goals in 36 appearances in all competitions in the 2025-26 campaign and slipped out of favour under Guardiola as the season wore on. Now he is firmly in the “available” bracket, with City again looking to cash in at a profit if they can.
Tottenham see him as a proven, hard-running option who can operate centrally or from wide areas – a profile Roberto de Zerbi has leaned on heavily in previous jobs.
De Zerbi Demands Firepower After Grim League Finish
De Zerbi has already sanctioned a major overhaul in midfield, with £185m spent on Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali this summer. The message from the head coach is blunt: the spine has been reinforced, the attack must follow.
Tottenham finished 17th last season and scored just 48 league goals. For a club that once leaned on free-flowing, front-foot football, that return was damning.
So the push for Savinho and Marmoush is not a luxury play. It is a repair job.
The Italian wants more pace, more direct running, more threat between the lines. Savinho offers one-against-one dynamism and width; Marmoush brings physicality, pressing and a willingness to attack space. On paper, they address exactly what Spurs lacked.
Gakpo Interest Complicates the Numbers
The equation is not simple. Tottenham also retain interest in Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, another forward capable of playing across the front three.
Whether they can afford to land Gakpo and complete deals for both City players is unclear. The budget, even after heavy backing for De Zerbi, is not limitless, and City are not in the habit of offering discounts.
Something may have to give: the structure of the fees, the number of signings, or the profile of the forward they ultimately prioritise.
City Continue to Cash In
For City, this summer has already brought notable departures. Rodri has gone, Tijjani Reijnders has moved on, and goalkeeper James Trafford has also been sold.
Offloading Savinho and Marmoush would fit the pattern: reset the squad, bank substantial profits, and reload where needed. It is the kind of ruthless churn that has underpinned City’s dominance in recent years.
Season Kick-Off Looms
All of this unfolds with the Premier League curtain about to rise. Tottenham travel to Brentford on Saturday, while City host Bournemouth on Sunday.
By the time those games arrive, Spurs could be walking out with the same misfiring attack that dragged them to 17th – or with two new forwards signed straight from the champions.
If De Zerbi gets his way, that frontline will not look the same for much longer.
