Savinho to Tottenham negotiations stall as Man City winger joins Enzo Maresca’s pre-season camp | OneFootball

Tottenham’s pursuit of Manchester City winger Savinho has hit its first significant obstacle, with negotiations between the two clubs stalling over a disagreement on transfer fee, as per a new report from Brazil.

Savinho had been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham throughout much of the summer window, with earlier reports from Brazil painting an encouraging picture of official contacts between the clubs, the player’s preference for north London established, and personal terms between Savinho and Spurs understood to have been agreed ahead of a first official offer being lodged.

The Brazilian winger has spent two seasons at the Etihad Stadium since joining from City Football Group’s Troyes in 2024, registering 10 goals and 14 assists in 48 appearances across his debut campaign before a more difficult 2025-26 season in which a pre-season injury and subsequent competition for places limited his involvement under Pep Guardiola.

Manchester City’s £65 million valuation of Savinho had already been cited as a potential sticking point in the operation, with Tottenham understood to have been unwilling to match that figure in full and the gap between the two clubs’ assessments of the winger’s value proving difficult to bridge even after weeks of dialogue.

With the situation unresolved and pre-season now underway, Savinho reported back to the City Football Academy on Monday alongside the rest of the squad available to Enzo Maresca – a development that speaks both to the current stalemate in negotiations and to the practical reality that the winger remains a Manchester City player until any transfer is formally concluded.

Report: Talks cool as fee gap between clubs remains unresolved

As reported by Globo Esporte and relayed by Sport Witness, negotiations between Tottenham and Manchester City for the 22-year-old have stalled, with the two clubs yet to find common ground on a transfer fee despite what had initially looked like a promising start to discussions.

Globo Esporte report that Tottenham remain interested in signing the Brazil international and continue to monitor his situation, but have not made further progress in talks after the early momentum faded and the fee gap emerged as the primary obstacle preventing the pursuit from advancing.

Rather than pushing for a resolution, Spurs are understood to be waiting to see whether the conditions of the deal become more favourable before making another approach – a patient stance that reflects the club’s confidence in their ongoing interest being reciprocated by the player, but equally suggests they are not prepared to meet Manchester City’s asking price in its current form.

Savinho’s return to pre-season training at the City Football Academy underlines that his future is not yet decided one way or the other, with the winger preparing for the 2026-27 campaign under Maresca while the clubs remain apart on the figures required to make a transfer happen.

What does the stall mean for Man City and Savinho?

The pause in negotiations gives director of football Hugo Viana a degree of leverage he may not have expected to retain at this stage of the window, with Savinho’s presence in pre-season training at least ensuring that Maresca has the opportunity to assess the winger’s place in his plans before any final decision on his future is reached.

For Maresca, the situation is a nuanced one – a player who returned strong personal terms with Tottenham and has shown a desire for regular football is now in pre-season without a transfer resolved, requiring careful management of both the individual situation and the broader squad dynamics around the winger position that City are still looking to strengthen through other targets.

Whether Tottenham return with an improved offer that bridges the gap, or whether the window closes with Savinho remaining at the Etihad Stadium for another season, now depends on whether either party is willing to move from their current position in what has become a classic summer transfer standoff between two clubs with differing assessments of the same player’s market value.