{"id":251109,"date":"2026-07-02T19:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/why-spurs-must-sign-unstoppable-43m-winger-instead-of-savinho\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:45:25","slug":"why-spurs-must-sign-unstoppable-43m-winger-instead-of-savinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/why-spurs-must-sign-unstoppable-43m-winger-instead-of-savinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Spurs must sign unstoppable \u00a343m winger instead of Savinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> are racing towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> season like a prized race horse, galloping over every hurdle and clearing them by a country mile.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>What a start to the window for Spurs this has been. In the form of Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, Roberto De Zerbi has successfully bolstered the defence.<\/p>\n<p>However, in what feels like a total rebuild of the playing squad, he has sealed an \u00a385m move for Mateus Fernandes and is also on the verge a ridiculous club-record \u00a3100m swoop for Newcastle&#8217;s Sandro Tonali.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tonali-anderson-newcastle-forest.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Don&#8217;t forget the goalkeeper department either. Just before those eye-catching deals were completed in the middle of the park, Martin Dubravka arrived to play second fiddle to Antonin Kinsky.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-39-s-next-in-de-zerbi-39-s-rebuild-at-tottenham\">\n                        <strong>What&#8217;s next in De Zerbi&#8217;s rebuild at Tottenham?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>The next big priority for Spurs is to sign a batch of new attacking players. The defence was a sizable issue last term, sure, but they have also had problems creating and scoring goals.<\/p>\n<p>As such, they have lined up Manchester City&#8217;s Savinho to add further quality on the flanks. A year ago, the Lilywhites tried to sign the Brazilian but were fruitless in their endeavours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manchester City's Savinho celebrates scoring their fifth goal\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/manchester-city-s-savinho-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-goal.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Spurs lodged a few bids with City but they did not let him go. However, a year on and their hopes of signing him look brighter.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because he has barely kicked a ball all season after the arrivals of Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/similar-to-heung-min-son-spurs-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-savinho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham are now in talks to get that one done<\/a> in a move that could cost \u00a360m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"qz\">\n<div class=\"qz-content\">\n<div id=\"qend\">\n<p>You scored<\/p>\n<p>out of 20<\/p>\n<p>      <button class=\"e-replay\" onclick=\"startQuiz()\">\u21a9 Play again<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Yet, he is not the only winger on the club&#8217;s radar. Miguel Delaney of the Independent reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-junior-kroupi-bournemouth-transfer-news-tonali-b3007151.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rafael Leao has now become an option<\/a> for the hierarchy at Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s noted that the Londoners have already had informal talks with AC Milan about the idea of signing the Portuguese this summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rafael-leao-ac-milan\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mixcollage-09-nov-2025-11-56-am-3995.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Leao has made it clear that he will be departing the San Siro and as Football FanCast have already discussed this window, he could move on for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/better-than-trossard-rafael-leao-wants-to-join-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a cut-price fee of \u00a343m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-rafael-leao-compares-to-savinho\">\n                        <strong>How Rafael Leao compares to Savinho<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>A year ago, signing Savinho made plenty of sense. He had enjoyed a fabulous season with Pep Guardiola, scoring just three goals but providing 13 assists in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian was one of the most creative wingers in Europe through 2024\/25, amassing as many key passes per game (1.6) as Bernardo Silva in the Premier League and only slightly falling behind the great Kevin De Bruyne who managed 2.1 per match.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, over the last season, the winger has not been at his best, subsequently suffering from a lack of minutes, largely due to Cherki and Semenyo but also due to his own form.<\/p>\n<p>During 2025\/26, he only managed four goals and three assists in all competitions, while he started just seven matches in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Still only 22, there is plenty of potential to extract from Savinho but the more proven Leao would undoubtedly be a better signing for De Zerbi.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed as &#8220;one of the best left wingers in the world&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ben_Mattinson_\/status\/1949072840336031871\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">by Como scout Ben Mattinson<\/a>, the 27-year-old has proven he is a truly elite winger over the last few years. The fact of the matter is that his end product is a lot more consistent than Savinho&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Rafael Leao season by season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Games<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Goals<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Assists<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2021\/22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2022\/23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2023\/24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2024\/25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2025\/26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>In each of the last five seasons, Leao has hit double figures for goals. In that regard, he&#8217;s certainly a more prolific player than Savinho. However, the Portugal star is also a strong creator. In 2025\/26, that was the first campaign in five years where the forward had not also registered double figures in the assists department.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest plus points the Man City winger has is his ability to dribble and carry the ball. He ranks among the best 1% of wingers in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues for progressive actions per 90 minutes, as well as the finest 1% for progressive carries and the top 5% for successful dribbles.<\/p>\n<p>Leao doesn&#8217;t quite match him in that regard but he&#8217;s still an electric talent capable of leaving defenders in a spin. The Milan superstar ranks among the best 4% for progressive actions and the top 2% for progressive carries.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_30\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content note\">\n<p><em>A carry is considered progressive if the ball is moved towards the opponent&#8217;s goal at least 10 yards from its starting point or is carried into the penalty area.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>That&#8217;s not to mention that he is now in his prime too. All for \u00a343m, considering the spending Spurs have already completed this summer, this one feels like a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"spurs-transfer-talks-baturina-their-new-modric\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/spurs-transfer-talks-baturina-their-new-modric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Modric-Croatia-World-Cup\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/modric-croatia-world-cup.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/modric-croatia-world-cup.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/spurs-transfer-talks-baturina-their-new-modric\/\" title=\"\u00a368m World Cup star wanted: Spurs open talks to sign their new Modric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\u00a368m World Cup star wanted: Spurs open talks to sign their new Modric<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">One of the stars of the World Cup could be on their way to sign for Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/why-spurs-must-sign-rafael-leao-instead-of-savinho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur are racing towards the Premier League season like a prized race horse, galloping over every hurdle and clearing them by a country mile. What a start to the window for Spurs this has been. In the form of Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, Roberto De Zerbi has successfully bolstered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-251109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}