{"id":340706,"date":"2025-08-13T08:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/340706\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:43:13","slug":"tim-vickery-shares-dynamite-factor-which-could-tempt-savinho-into-signing-for-tottenham-hotspur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/340706\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Vickery shares ‘dynamite’ factor which could tempt Savinho into signing for Tottenham Hotspur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tottenham Hotspur have already splashed the cash on Mohammed Kudus, but could add more quality out wide with a move for Savinho.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Son Heung-min has waved goodbye to Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> this summer, securing a move to Major League Soccer side LAFC.<\/p>\n

New Spurs boss Thomas Frank<\/a> had already landed one new winger, with Mohammed Kudus joining Tottenham from West Ham United<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n

Son\u2019s departure leaves Tottenham searching for another wide man, though, with Manchester City\u2019s Savinho<\/a> emerging as the top target.<\/p>\n

City are reluctant to sell Savinho<\/a>, but Real Madrid\u2019s Rodrygo fancies a move to the Etihad Stadium<\/a>, and Spurs will be paying close attention.<\/p>\n

\"ManchesterPhoto by Jonathan Moscrop\/Getty ImagesTim Vickery on Savinho to Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/p>\n

City snapped up Savinho last summer, luring him over from Troyes after shining on loan at Girona \u2013 two clubs within the City Football Group.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old endured a mixed debut campaign in the Premier League, racking up 10 assists but finding the net just once.<\/p>\n

Savinho certainly has potential, but City have so many options in the final third and Pep Guardiola<\/a> may yet be tempted to cash in.<\/p>\n

Brazilian football expert Tim Vickery has shared his verdict on the rumours, telling Sky Sports that a move to Spurs would be a \u2018surprise\u2019 for Savinho, but the World Cup is a big factor.<\/p>\n

Vickery highlighted that Savinho wants to book his place at the 2026 World Cup, and may feel that he needs to play regularly in order to lock down a spot in the Brazil squad.<\/p>\n

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Savinho was not named in Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s first Brazil squad earlier this summer, though his role for City at the Club World Cup may have been a considerable factor.<\/p>\n

Vickery believes Savinho probably wouldn\u2019t even be interested in joining Spurs if it wasn\u2019t for the World Cup, with next summer\u2019s tournament offering \u2018dynamite\u2019 factor to a potential Savinho exit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it would be a surprise,\u201d said Vickery.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t have a bad debut season with City, but he didn\u2019t have the impact that many were expecting, and perhaps not the impact that he himself was expecting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really think that that\u2019s so much his fault, I think that\u2019s City\u2026 the little collapse they had after Rodri got injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s crucial here is the timing. Remember, we\u2019re on the countdown now to the World Cup, and Savinho was beginning to establish himself in the Brazil team. He played six World Cup qualifiers in a row, either starting or off the bench, and then in came Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, Ancelotti\u2019s first squad for qualifiers in early June\u2026 Savinho wasn\u2019t even in it. Now, that I\u2019m sure has set off alarm bells. So, I\u2019m sure in his mind, there must be a temptation\u2026 \u2018if I can go to a club that gives me Champions League football, where I can be more important than at City, perhaps I can shine, catch Ancelotti\u2019s eye and attention, and get myself back into international contention in time for the World Cup\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if it wasn\u2019t for the World Cup, it\u2019s very unlikely that we\u2019d be discussing this, because I\u2019m not sure he\u2019d be interested. But in the countdown to 2026, I think that\u2019s putting a little bit of dynamite behind this one,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Pep Guardiola\u2019s stance on Savinho<\/strong><\/p>\n

City snapped up Omar Marmoush in January before adding Rayan Cherki this summer, while the likes of Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva are also options out wide.<\/p>\n

Jack Grealish is on his way out, but City\u2019s interest in Rodrigo means that Savinho\u2019s future appears a little uncertain.<\/p>\n

City boss Pep Guardiola was certainly a fan of Savinho last season, telling Manchester Evening News<\/a> that the Brazilian winger has \u2018incredible potential\u2019.<\/p>\n

Guardiola believes Savinho can become \u2018extraordinary\u2019 if he just improves on his end product in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a player with incredible potential,\u201d said Guardiola. \u201cWe cannot forget he\u2019s so young.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe needs to make the final third more decisive in aspects like the goal he has done in the last game. He has to do it more. The last goal is more and more complicated and difficult to score than the previous ones \u2013 one against ones, the \u2018keeper, that maybe last season he missed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moment he will make this step, which will come in a natural way because he has incredible individual quality, when it arrives for his commitment to say I want to do it, I want to be decisive, I want to score goals and make more assists, he will become an extraordinary player.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe can play on both sides, right and left, he\u2019s so fast, he understands tactically the movements he has so to do so that\u2019s why he can play with us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

City seemingly have high hopes for Savinho, but Tottenham will look to make a statement signing and lure the former Atletico Mineiro talent to North London.<\/p>\n