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title: "Fabrizio Romano confirms Tottenham target has submitted transfer request and wants to join ASAP"
canonical: "https://readtottenham.com/2026/08/04/fabrizio-romano-tottenham-savinho-transfer-request-manchester-city/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Vishal Subramanian"
section: "Tottenham News"
published: "2026-08-04T16:41:49Z"
modified: "2026-08-04T16:41:54Z"
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# Fabrizio Romano confirms Tottenham target has submitted transfer request and wants to join ASAP

**Tottenham Hotspur are working hard for attacking reinforcements, but it simply hasn’t happened for them so far.**

We’ve worked our backsides off to bring you all the latest news on Cody Gakpo, Eli Junior Kroupi and Ferran Torres, but this one is about Savinho.

[Tottenham have been heavily linked with a move for Savinho](https://readtottenham.com/2026/08/03/tottenham-interested-manchester-city-savinho-marmoush/) as they remain locked in talks to sign the Brazilian.

And now, Fabrizio Romano has provided another update on his situation as the deal starts to move along, albeit very slowly.

## Savinho wants to join Tottenham ASAP

Savinho has featured for Manchester City in pre-season, so he hasn’t downed tools to secure a transfer.

Romano, however, claims he has already submitted a transfer request and wants to join De Zerbi ASAP.

“Keep a close eye on Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham. They aren’t slowing down after locking in defense and midfield upgrades—now their attack needs a total makeover.

“The top target out wide is Savinho, who has already put in a transfer request at Manchester City and wants to join De Zerbi in London ASAP.

> 🔃 Savinho, Gakpo, Godts, Ferran and not only. The market enters its crucial stages.[@Time2playItalia](https://x.com/Time2playItalia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ⤵️[https://t.co/bRwRybJcMY](https://t.co/bRwRybJcMY)
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> — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) [August 4, 2026](https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2084633505116442825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“Negotiations are underway, but the clubs are still pretty far apart on price, even though Savinho already has personal terms agreed with Spurs.

“And Spurs aren’t stopping at one—they want two wingers. Cody Gakpo is right at the top of their wishlist.

“Tottenham is waiting to see if Liverpool will even entertain letting him go. Right now, it’s a tough deal to pull off, but the interest is 100% real while everyone waits on the Reds’ stance.”

The first part of the report is reassuring, but the fact of the matter is that Tottenham and Manchester City are still far apart in their valuation of the player.