Savinho’s agents are bound for Europe in a bid to secure the transfer he wants from Manchester City to Tottenham.
Frederico Moraes of ProManager left Brazil on Thursday with a view to further negotiations next week.
Spurs are keen on Savinho who moved to City from Girona in Spain a year ago and the move appeals to the 21-year-old winger because he wants to star as a Premier League regular not a fringe player in the season with a World Cup at the end.
Pep Guardiola has been seeking ways to trim the size of his squad as part of a reboot at the Etihad Stadium, but City have demanded £67million according to reports in Brazil.
Tottenham are also in pursuit of Eberechi Eze, who would cost a similar figure. They are in talks with Crystal Palace and inching closer to a deal but not yet in agreement.
Arsenal have shown an interest in Eze but at present, the 27-year-old England forward looks most likely end up at Spurs.
Savinho’s agents have flown in from Brazil in a bid to push through a move to Tottenham from Manchester City
Thomas Frank is eager to sign both Savinho and Eberechi Eze – but Arsenal also like the latter
Pep Guardiola bought Savinho a year ago but the winger has struggled for consistency
Thomas Frank wants to sign both players. It is not a case of one of the other. They have different profiles and would fulfil very different roles in squad if he managed to secure them both.
He is desperately short of creativity with both James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski injured long term and this was evident from open play in the Super Cup, when the twp Spurs goals came from set pieces.
Frank though will be cautious having seen a move for Morgan Gibbs-White collapse in the final stages.
Tottenham’s performance in the Super Cup, however, might convince any potential targets they are a serious outfit going into this season. They led Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 before conceding two goals late on and losing on penalties.
‘It is the beginning of a journey together,’ said midfielder Joao Paulinha, who made his debut against PSG after a loan move from Bayern Munich. ‘It’s a new team for me. Tottenham is a great club. It has all the conditions to achieve good things.
‘It showed in the past and for sure it will show again in the future. We have a top coach with a top human being. I think we have all the conditions together to achieve good things.
‘We just need to be with our heads up and keep fighting because the journey is really long, but we are really motivated for the beginning of the Premier League. And I think the future will bring us something special.’
