City flip Sávio for big profit as Tottenham rebrand pays off with two-goal start
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Manchester City have sold winger Savinho to Tottenham for a significant profit, with the Brazilian already scoring twice and showing polish in his early appearances for Spurs.
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We see Manchester City have managed to flip Savinho for quite the profit . Football Daily had previously assumed this sort of wheeler-dealing was restricted to the Dion-Dublin-adjacent property market, or the Harry-Redknapp-infused used car scene, but it seems we were mistaken. We have no idea how City ended up trousering a £44.2m markup on a player who cost £30.8m two seasons ago, and has achieved the square root of eff all since, but they’ve done it. Consider standing stock still and allowing a ball to clank off you and into the net in an FA Cup tie at Newcastle analogous to installing a new bathroom suite and giving the front room a lick of paint, or taking a microfibre cloth and some polish to the crevices of that grimy dashboard. Result! Goal! Ker-ching! That’s 75 million-nil!
Re: the ‘hand of God’ ball’s sale (yesterday’s News, Bits and Bobs, full email edition). I understand Peter Shilton did, in fact, intend to bid but couldn’t get his hand up high enough” – John Myles.
As much as people dislike Chelsea (the football club that is, not the posh area of London, which is quite nice if a bit dull), Xabi Alonso’s wild experiment to attempt to score so many goals that it even offsets Robert Sánchez’s constant Keystone Cops-style performances in goal is going to be wonderfully exciting” – Noble Francis.
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What happened
The Guardian's Football Daily newsletter reports that Manchester City have offloaded winger Savinho to Tottenham, turning a notable profit on a player originally signed from Troyes via Girona. The Brazilian has made an immediate impact at Spurs, netting two goals and looking sharp in his new surroundings. The piece frames the deal as a savvy piece of business by City, who were willing to sell a squad player to fund other moves. The 'rebrand' reference suggests Spurs have repackaged the winger within their new system, and the early returns — two goals and a clear uptick in end product — suggest the gamble is paying off for both club and player.
Chance analysis
Savinho's two-goal start at Tottenham is the kind of early return that turns a routine squad reshuffle into a talking point. For City, selling a rotation attacker at a profit while the player thrives elsewhere reinforces the club's reputation for player-trading precision. For Spurs, integrating a direct, creative wide man who has hit the ground running gives Thomas Frank — or whoever is now in the dugout — a new dimension in the final third, and the 'rebrand' framing hints at a tactical recalibration around his strengths.
Tottenham gain an in-form attacking winger scoring immediately, while Manchester City bank a transfer profit and free up squad space and wage budget.