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Tottenham are 'preparing' an improved bid to sign Savinho from Manchester City, it has been claimed. Spurs opened talks to sign th winger earlier this month but have been met with a firm stance that his £70 million asking price must be met.
It later emerged that a switch from Etihad Stadium to north London was being stopped by City officials with head coach Pep Guardiola, after revealing Savinho was injured, making his thoughts clear on the situation.
"If Tottenham in that case - or any other club - wants a player, they should call the club right?" he said in a press conference last week.
"It's the same like we do. I'm only concerned right now, today, that Savinho will be with us until the end of the season.
"And, hopefully, for many, many years. He's 21-years-old with the potential that he has. He's played a lot of minutes, he has to improve in the final decisions. But he's an extraordinary player, otherwise he would not have played more than 3,000 minutes.
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"But in the end - as always - the desire of the players prevails above everything. But they have to arrive to an agreement with the club."
City have rarely been reluctant to stop a player leaving if that is their wish with Jack Grealish and James McAtee sealing exits this summer while Nathan Ake, Manual Akanji, Ederson and Rico Henry have all been actively pursued.
The latter however, has agreed to a new contract amid interest from Nottingham Forest.
The latest update on Savinho's future has been revealed by Brazilian outlet Globo with it claimed Spurs are preparing a £69.2m (€80m) bid. Their report has added that his agents remain in London to continue negotiations but that it is not a straightforward deal given City's lack of receptiveness.
It looks as though Savinho remains keen on a switch with the 21-year-old of the belief that a move to Spurs could help his chances of featuring for Brazil in next year's World Cup.
With his asking price more or less met, assuming this proposal is lodged, Spurs will have actually done all they can to sign the wide forward.
The deal with Crystal Palace was close to being finalised until the Gunners made an approach after Kai Havertz suffered an injury against Manchester United last weekend.
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