Tottenham Negotiates Double Transfer for Savinho and Marmoush

Tottenham Hotspur are in negotiations with Manchester City over a double move for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush, with the club scrambling to rebuild an attack that misfired badly last season.

Discussions are advancing, but there is no agreement in place yet, according to sources who have spoken to BBC Sport.

Savinho and Marmoush on Spurs’ Radar

Savinho has been on Tottenham’s list for some time. The 22-year-old Brazilian winger joined City for £30m in 2024, but his Premier League impact never really caught fire. Seven league starts last season told its own story, and he is now pushing for a way out in search of regular football.

On the opposite flank, Marmoush faces a similar crossroads. The 27-year-old Egyptian arrived from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2025 for £59m with high expectations, but his 2025-26 campaign under Pep Guardiola stalled. Eight goals in 36 appearances across all competitions was a modest return, and he drifted out of favour as City’s attacking hierarchy reshaped around him.

City’s exact asking price for the pair remains unclear, but the Premier League champions expect to turn a healthy profit on both, especially in a market where proven forwards are scarce and expensive.

De Zerbi’s Attack-First Rebuild

Roberto de Zerbi has already made his intentions clear at Tottenham. The Italian has sanctioned around £185m on midfield reinforcements alone this summer, bringing in Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali to overhaul the spine of the team.

Now comes the urgent part: goals.

Spurs finished 17th last season, scraping survival with an anaemic return of just 48 league goals. That number has defined the club’s summer. De Zerbi wants pace, direct running and end product in the final third, and Savinho and Marmoush fit that brief stylistically, even if their City careers have stalled.

The push for attacking signings is not limited to Manchester. Tottenham also retain an interest in Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, but serious questions hang over whether they can realistically finance a move for the Dutchman while also striking a deal for both City players.

City’s Summer Clear-Out Continues

For City, these talks form part of a wider reshaping of Guardiola’s squad. The champions have already moved on several big names this summer, including Rodri, Tijjani Reijnders and James Trafford, trimming numbers and banking sizeable fees as they refresh the group once again.

Letting Savinho and Marmoush go would follow that pattern: high-cost signings who never fully nailed down starting roles, turned into profit to fuel the next evolution of the side.

Season Kick-Off Looms

Time is not on Tottenham’s side. They open their Premier League campaign away at Brentford on Saturday, with the memory of last season’s struggles still raw and the need for new firepower glaringly obvious.

City, by contrast, begin at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, already looking like a club operating from a position of strength as they reshape from the top of the table rather than the bottom.

Whether Savinho and Marmoush are still City players by then, or walking out in white for De Zerbi’s new-look Spurs, may say plenty about the direction both clubs are heading this season.