Tottenham Advances Talks for Marmoush Amid Savinho Deal
Tottenham’s rebuild under Roberto de Zerbi is accelerating – and it is not stopping with Savinho.
Having already thrown a combined £185m at reshaping their midfield with Mateus Fernandes from West Ham and Sandro Tonali from Newcastle, Spurs are now driving hard into the attacking market. The club have agreed a deal worth £75m, plus £10m in add-ons, to sign Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City, and attention is already turning to his team-mate Omar Marmoush.
Talks over Marmoush are understood to be “progressing positively”. The Egypt forward, a £59m signing for City from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2025, slipped down Pep Guardiola’s pecking order last season, starting only sporadically in the Premier League. That lack of minutes has opened a door Tottenham are keen to walk through.
De Zerbi wants more thrust, more goals, more chaos in the final third. Savinho, 22, is due to undergo a medical before completing a long-term move to north London, a transfer more than a year in the making after Spurs failed with a bid last summer. He chose to stay at Etihad Stadium then, but seven league starts later, the landscape has changed.
Now Spurs are trying to capitalise.
The question is how far they can stretch. Tottenham retain a strong interest in Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, yet there are real doubts over whether they can realistically finance moves for Marmoush and Savinho and still find room for the Netherlands international. One marquee winger is expensive; two plus Gakpo would demand a financial leap of a different scale.
Transfer Traffic Across the Premier League
Aston Villa have already set the tone for a turbulent window. Ezri Konsa underwent a medical at Arsenal on Thursday ahead of a move worth more than £50m, a deal that forces Villa to look for defensive reinforcements of their own.
Their first attempt has been rebuffed. Villa have seen an offer of around £18m plus add-ons rejected by Southampton for Taylor Harwood-Bellis. The England defender, who initially joined Saints on loan in 2023 and owns a single senior cap earned in a 2024 Nations League match against Republic of Ireland, is valued at closer to £25m by the south-coast club. Southampton, who finished fourth in the Championship last season before the Spygate scandal wrecked their play-off hopes, are in no rush to sell on the cheap.
On the continent, Inter Milan have struck a £30m agreement with Liverpool for England midfielder Curtis Jones, while Tijjani Reijnders has completed a £52m switch from Manchester City to Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah. The reshaping of elite midfields is happening on several fronts at once.
Liverpool Test Brighton’s Resolve Over Minteh
Up front, Liverpool’s search for wide firepower after Mohamed Salah’s departure has led them to Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh. A £50m bid has been rejected by the Seagulls for the 22-year-old Gambia international.
Minteh, signed from Newcastle for £30m in 2024, has produced 10 goals and nine assists in 73 appearances for Brighton, operating mainly from the right wing. He is currently sidelined with a leg injury picked up in a friendly against Roma earlier this month, but that has not cooled Liverpool’s interest.
Andoni Iraola has made it clear that strengthening his wide attacking options is the priority for the remainder of the window. Liverpool will keep probing alternatives, sounding out other possibilities to see where the market bends.
Premier League Countdown Begins
All of this unfolds against the backdrop of a new Premier League season edging into view. Gameweek one starts tonight, with defending champions Arsenal hosting Coventry on the visitors’ return to the top flight.
By kick-off, Savinho could be closing in on his Spurs unveiling, Marmoush talks could have advanced again, and Liverpool might have circled back with a fresh proposal for Minteh.
The window is open, the chequebooks are out, and the first whistle of the season will not slow any of it down.
