Why Savinho has missed Manchester City training after Tottenham transfer request

Savinho has been a transfer target at Tottenham Hotspur for what feels like months now.

The Brazilian remains at Manchester City for now, with Enzo Maresca taking over from Pep Guardiola.

Savinho has dropped several hints over joining Spurs, but nothing has progressed so far.

Despite spending over £200million already, Roberto De Zerbi won't be entirely happy with his squad.

The focus has been outside of the final third, with Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke just some of the headline arrivals.

But now, Tottenham want to improve their attack.

Savinho misses Manchester City training

Especially in transfer windows, any small development can be seen as a hint towards another move elsewhere.

That is exactly what has happened with Savinho on Thursday.

Sam Lee has shared images on X from City's open training, with the Brazilian winger a noticeable absentee.

The Athletic journalist shares that Man City have revealed that it's down to illness, and nothing else.

Of course, Premier League clubs are smart enough not to reveal whether things are transfer related.

But, Spurs may not be as close as many think.

What's the latest on Tottenham and Savinho?

Strong interest is there, that's no secret.

£60million appears to be the magic number for Savinho to join Spurs, but no money has been put on the table yet.

Maresca is analysing his squad over the summer, but he has plenty of wingers available to him at the Etihad.

Jack Grealish could also leave, with Antoine Semenyo, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki all options.

Thankfully for Tottenham, they have the support of the player himself.

Fabrizio Romano has reported via X that Savinho has made it clear to City that he wants to leave and join Spurs.

The Italian journalist states that has been reiterated this week.

Whether he's ill or not, it appears that Savinho is doing all he can to join the Lilywhites and De Zerbi in North London.

With the Premier League less than two weeks away, this must be the priority for everybody ahead of the opener at Brentford.

The door is now wide open.