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Tottenham Planned ‘Big’ January Move for Man City Star Savinho Before Injury
Tottenham Hotspur were looking to renew their interest in Manchester City forward Savinho before he suffered an unfortunate injury on New Year’s Day, journalist George Sessions has exclusively revealed on GIVEMESPORT’s Market Madness podcast.
The North London side are looking to bring in a new wide attacker this month and had a ‘real possibility’ of returning for Savinho before his setback.
The Brazilian forward went down with an injury in Man City’s goalless draw against Sunderland, and it has since been revealed that he will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.
Tottenham were also interested in signing Savinho during the summer transfer window, before he penned a new five-year contract with City running until June 2031.
Tottenham Looked at Signing Savinho
Sessions, speaking on the Market Madness podcast, revealed that Spurs were planning to return for Savinho after they missed out on Antoine Semenyo, who joined Man City in a £64m deal earlier this month:
“I think Spurs, in this window, are certainly going to look for opportunities with attacking wide players, and Savinho is unfortunate.
“Because I think there’s probably a real possibility they would have gone big for him, especially after they missed out on Semenyo, who obviously went to Man City.
“But Savinho is now now injured, isn’t he? So that’s kind of another one off the list.”
Savinho, who was also forced to miss the start of the season through injury, has made just five Premier League starts for Man City in 2025/26, registering two assists.
The ‘incredible’ forward has scored only one league goal for Pep Guardiola’s side since his arrival from Girona in the summer of 2024, netting in their 2-0 win over Leicester in December 2024.
Semenyo, meanwhile, has made an early impression at his new club, netting for City in their back-to-back wins over Exeter City and Newcastle in cup competitions.
The Ghanaian forward has 12 goals and four assists in 23 appearances across all competitions this season, and scored the winning goal in the 3-2 win over Tottenham last week, in his last game as a Bournemouth player.
Why Tottenham Need a New Winger
Tottenham are planning to sign a new wide forward in January amid injuries to key players, with Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Bergvall and Richarlison all sidelined at the moment.
Thomas Frank has been operating with a depleted squad throughout his first campaign in North London, with Kulusevski and James Maddison yet to feature.
Spurs are also without the likes of Destiny Udogie and Rodrigo Bentancur at the moment, with the latter expected to miss three months with a hamstring injury.
Lewis Family Planning Big Summer
Speaking on Market Madness, Sessions also suggested that Tottenham are anticipating a busy summer transfer window in terms of new arrivals.
Spurs’ majority owners, the Lewis family, are reportedly planning a ‘big’ offseason as they want an upturn in form after a difficult 18 months for the club, who are currently 14th in the Premier League table.
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