Many at Man City still rate Savinho highly and acknowledge the Brazilian’s significant ceiling
Tottenham have renewed interest in the 22-year-old after last summer’s failed approach
Savinho is expected to be allowed to leave Man City after a disappointing 2025-26 campaign
Despite Savinho being widely expected to leave Manchester City this summer, there remain many within the club who rate the Brazilian highly, as per reports.
Tottenham have renewed their interest in the winger and are understood to be willing to pay in the region of £60 million for the 22-year-old, with Fabrizio Romano having confirmed negotiations are underway and Savinho open to a move to north London.
City have deemed the Brazilian attacker surplus to requirements after a season wherein he struggled for consistent minutes under Pep Guardiola, who has recently departed his role at the Etihad Stadium.
Report: High regard for Savinho remains inside City
According to Simon Bajkowski of the Manchester Evening News, there are still many at Manchester City who rate Savinho very highly and acknowledge the significant ceiling the Brazilian possesses, tempering suggestions that his departure is the unanimous preference of those inside the Etihad Stadium.
Savinho signed a new contract until 2031 last summer after Guardiola and chief executive Ferran Soriano blocked a move to Tottenham worth £70 million – a clear indication at the time that the club viewed him as a long-term asset rather than a player to be moved on. Those who held that view, it appears, have not entirely changed their position.
What is the wider context for Savinho’s City future?
The question of whether Savinho leaves ultimately rests on several factors – including whether incoming manager Enzo Maresca considers him part of his plans, whether Tottenham‘s offer meets City’s valuation, and whether the player himself decides a move away is in his best interests at this stage of his development.
At just 22, the Brazilian has his peak years ahead of him and that his ceiling is widely acknowledged inside the club will give supporters reason to believe City are not simply discarding a talent they no longer value.
Whether that regard translates into a decision to keep him through what is shaping up to be a transformative summer under director of football Hugo Viana remains to be seen.