Tottenham took its summer spending to more than $400 million by signing Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City on Tuesday in a deal worth 85 million pounds ($115 million).<\/p>\n
During this transfer window, Spurs have already brought in Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for a reported club-record fee of 100 million pounds ($133 million), days after purchasing another midfielder in Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for 85 million pounds (then $113 million).<\/p>\n
The summer refresh under Roberto De Zerbi \u2014 setting out on his first full season in charge of Tottenham \u2014 now includes the 22-year-old Savinho, who joined City in 2024 for 40 million euros ($43.6 million) from sister club Troyes but hasn’t lived up to expectations.<\/p>\n
He scored two goals in 53 Premier League appearances and didn\u2019t make Brazil\u2019s squad for this year\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
Referring to a transfer saga that has lasted most of this summer, Savinho said in a Tottenham statement: “It\u2019s taken a while but I\u2019m very happy to be here.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s a wonderful opportunity at a brilliant club with one of the best managers in the world. As soon as I spoke to the head coach, I knew I had to come. He told me he wants to help me reach the highest level, and I believe we can do that together, as a team.”<\/p>\n
De Zerbi hailed Savinho’s “energy, imagination and quality,” saying: “He has the courage to attack defenders and the ability to change a game with his creativity.”<\/p>\n
Tottenham began the Premier League season by fielding a much-changed starting lineup, containing Tonali and fellow new signings Jan Paul van Hecke, Marco Senesi and Andy Robertson, in a 3-0 loss at Brentford.<\/p>\n
Spurs are rivaling Chelsea as the heaviest spenders in European soccer this transfer window.<\/p>\n
Recently hired City manager Enzo Maresca said last week that Savinho had told him “since day one” that he wanted to leave.<\/p>\n
It’s a club-record sale from City, which also allowed Spain captain Rodri to join Barcelona in a deal worth 76.5 million euros ($88.5 million), has sold midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, goalkeeper James Trafford and defender Nathan Ake, and released stalwarts John Stones and Bernardo Silva this offseason.<\/p>\n
The only senior outfield addition has been England midfielder Elliot Anderson, for a reported club-record fee of 116 million pounds ($155 million).<\/p>\n
The transfer window shuts next Tuesday and there are likely to be a number of incomings at City before then, including potentially Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.<\/p>\n
Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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