Tottenham Confirms Savinho Signing from Manchester City for £75m

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Tottenham Confirms Savinho Signing from Manchester City for £75m
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  1. Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Savinho from Manchester City, with the Brazilian winger choosing to be known as Sávio at his new club. Spurs have paid £75m for the 22-year-old in a deal that includes up to a further £10m in add-ons.

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    Sky Sports

    Savio joins Tottenham from Man City in an £85m deal; Spurs will pay an initial £75m for the 22-year-old, with a further £10m available in add-ons; Savio had been a long-term Tottenham target; Brazilian's arrival takes Spurs' summer spending past the £300m barrier

    CBS Sports

    Savio, as Spurs referred to him in their announcement, who previously went by Savinho with City, had been a target of Spurs for a year before the deal finally went through and is expected to slot into the team's attack as soon as he is ready to play. Spurs reportedly paid a transfer fee of around $102 million for the winger's services, making him one of the most expensive signings in the club's history but on trend for their business this summer. Spurs have spent upwards of $400 million on transfers this summer in time for Roberto De Zerbi's first full season as the manager, each of the club's top three record signings coming this summer – the fee for Savio was only outdone in Spurs' deals for Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United and Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United.

    BBC Sport

    Published Tottenham have signed Brazil winger Savinho from Manchester City for an initial £75m.

  2. The winger is expected to slot into Spurs' attack as soon as he is ready, especially after an understaffed version of the team underwhelmed in a 3-0 defeat to Brentford to open their season. Mikey Moore, the 19-year-old academy product, played right wing on Saturday but is reportedly set to join Bundesliga side Koln in a season-long loan after spending the previous campaign on loan at Rangers.

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    Spurs were the mark, and they could end up paying £85m if all the silverware-related add-ons kick in. So £75m it is, then. But that’s still a fair old whack for an attacking player who scored two goals for City in 53 league appearances. The 22-year-old Brazilian plays on the right flank, so will almost certainly take the place of Mikey Moore, who thought his day at Brentford last weekend had gone badly enough, only for his manager Roberto De Zerbi to go out of his way to namecheck him – and him alone, twice – in his post-match deconstruction of a 3-0 fiasco for which pretty much everyone wearing Tottenham’s traditional blue, gold and dayglo pink was culpable.

  3. Sky Sports News understands Spurs will pay an initial £75m for the 22-year-old, with a further £10m available in add-ons.

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    The 22-year-old has joined Spurs on a long-term contract with Roberto de Zerbi's side potentially paying a further £10m in add-ons. More to follow.

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  1. 01 CBS Sports

    The move feels like a natural fit for all, even when considering the fact that Savio will be saddled with the pressures of the price tag. Spurs' overall ability to break back into the race to finish inside the UEFA Champions League berths after a few seasons away may still be up for debate, but Savio offers only upside for the team, with both sides poised to benefit from the move regardless of how it all shakes out.

  2. 02 Sky Sports

    It is understood that £5m of the potential bonuses are effectively guaranteed, meaning City could receive at least £80m from the deal.

  3. 03 The Guardian Sport

    De Zerbi has plenty on his plate after Spurs’ dismal 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday in their Premier League opener and before the Carabao Cup tie at home against Charlton on Wednesday night.

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US Savinho transfer grade: Is Man City winger what Spurs need and at over $100 million did they pay too much? — CBS Sports
UK Spurs sign Savio from Man City in £85m deal — Sky Sports
UK Tottenham sign Savinho from Man City for £75m — BBC Sport
UK De Zerbi hopes Sávio’s fresh start will help Spurs’ much-needed rebrand — The Guardian Sport
UK Football Daily | Two goals, some polish and a rebrand: City flip Sávio for quite the profit — The Guardian Sport
UK Savinho seals £75m Spurs move from Manchester City – and changes name to Sávio — The Guardian Sport
UK Manchester City agree £34m deal for Allan Elias as Nico González nears Newcastle move — The Guardian Sport