With Eberechi Eze set to sign for Arsenal after looking destined to become a Tottenham Hotspur player, Thomas Frank’s side will need to get their act together before the summer transfer window closes.
Tottenham launched a £69m bid to sign Savinho as Crystal Palace and the Gunners have struck a verbal agreement over Eze’s move to Mikel Arteta’s side.
Maghnes Akliouche was on Tottenham’s radar as an alternative to the Brazilian but Spurs have decided to ramp their efforts up to secure the Brazilian’s services after initially considering the AS Monaco attacker his alternative.
Whether Manchester City are willing to do business with the Lilywhites after their latest bid or decide to keep the 21-year-old is a development that remains a mystery for now.
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Tottenham have made calls to sign Man City target Tyler Dibling
Manchester City News confirmed that Pep Guardiola’s side were targeting Rodrygo in the event that Savinho signed for Tottenham.
However, it seemed like Manchester City were willing to keep Savinho this season, with the youngster and Oscar Bobb looking set to be their options on the right-wing.
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Fabrizio Romano has now revealed that Tottenham have “made calls” to sign Manchester City target Tyler Dibling.
🚨⚪️ Tottenham have not stopped thinking about Savinho among top targets.
City insist on blocking the deal in the last 10 days.
Spurs also made calls for Tyler Dibling with Everton leading… and Morgan Rogers but seen as almost impossible, unlikely.
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Southampton’s asking price for Dibling is £45m alongside £5m in add-ons as Spurs are looking at signing him, with Savinho still in their thinking.
Tyler Dibling has already been compared to Man City superstar
Manchester City have several big decisions on their hands to make when it comes to the state of their attack.
Some of them include whether to do a U-turn on their stance and sell Savinho to Tottenham as well as deciding which player to make a move for out of Tyler Dibling and Rodrygo if they let the former Troyes wideman go.
Ian Wright compared Dibling to Jack Grealish in terms of his style of play.
With Grealish heading to Everton on loan after spending four seasons at City, it would be a worry for them if the English winger turned out the same if they signed the Saints youngster by beating Tottenham for his signature.