Tottenham set for imminent Savinho transfer update after Man City win as £60m decision made

Tottenham need to strengthen Thomas Frank's squad in the remaining nine days of the summer transfer window even after their superb 2-0 win against Manchester City.

Goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha saw Spurs pick up all three points for the second consecutive season at Etihad Stadium.

Mohammed Kudus is thus far the only permanent marquee arrival into north London with failed moves for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze resulting in time being spent on players that did not end up joining the club.

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Given James Maddison's long-term knee injury and the fact Dejan Kulusevski is expected to be out for another few months, the Lilywhites are in desperate need of a new No.10. Pape Sarr has done an exceptional job in a more advanced midfield role, supported by creativity from deep by Pedro Porro but a more permanent fix is needed.

Links to Maghnes Akliouche, Nico Paz and Morgan Rogers have surfaced in recent days but it does not appear as though active talks for any of those are ongoing.The same cannot be said for Manchester City's Savinho though, with direct contacts having been made and bids submitted.

City have rejected those advances thus far with his move to Spurs being stopped, however things could change swiftly.Pep Guardiola hinted that developments could take place soon when issuing updates on the respective futures of Savinho and Manuel Akanji.

"I don't know about that," he said at his Friday press conference. "They are our players, and we'll see what happens. I think a few things are going to happen, and we'll see."

Both players were absent from his squad to face Spurs with Thomas Frank's side putting in a superb performance to take themselves top of the table. According to The Times, talks are now likely to accelerate for Savinho following the fixture between the two sides.

City have held firm on their £70 million asking price with Spurs yet to reach it but that could change soon as transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has revealed they are now prepared to increase their bid to beyond £60m to City.

A £65m agreement being reached would see him become their club-record signing with his traits perfect for Frank's team seeing how well Kudus has done since joining.

Even if he does join, Spurs need another attacking signing with Frank making it clear what he wants from any possible addition.

"I think we have a strong squad that I believe a lot in," he told TNT Sport. "We would like to add to it, but only if it can strengthen the squad. The club is working very hard and I trust them."