Tottenham Pursue Cody Gakpo and Savinho Deals
Tottenham are refusing to stand still in this window. With Roberto De Zerbi shaping his first Spurs squad, the club are driving hard to add firepower, and two names sit firmly on the board: Cody Gakpo and Savinho.
According to Caught Offside, both pursuits are live. Not one or the other. Both.
Two tracks, one clear message
The key line from the report is blunt enough: “Spurs are actively working on both” deals. That’s not the language of a club waiting for the market to come to them. It’s a strategy built on parallel tracks, keeping options open rather than allowing a single negotiation to dictate the tone of the summer.
Right now, Savinho is the cleaner route. Talks are described as more advanced, with the Manchester City winger understood to have made his preference known. He wants the move. That alone changes the mood around the table and gives Tottenham leverage as discussions progress.
Gakpo, though, is a different puzzle.
Gakpo: Liverpool’s domino that hasn’t fallen yet
Tottenham’s interest in Gakpo is real. No dressing that up. But Liverpool’s stance is layered and cautious.
The Dutch forward could be available after a difficult spell at Anfield, yet any serious movement hinges on what Liverpool manage to do first. The report highlights two names as key: Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye. Until Liverpool bring in cover out wide, they are reluctant to loosen their grip.
As it stands, Liverpool “don’t want to commit to that sale” while their own business remains unresolved. They are guarding their attacking depth, and Tottenham are having to live with that reality.
Barcola sits at the heart of it. Liverpool’s chase is described as complicated and expensive, with “no guarantee at this stage that it goes through.” If it does, the path for Gakpo to leave becomes far less cluttered. If it doesn’t, Spurs are stuck watching a door that may never open.
That’s why this feels like a waiting game from north London. Tottenham are monitoring, not rushing. They need a clear signal from Merseyside before they can truly move.
Savinho: the fast lane option
While Gakpo’s future is tied to a chain of other deals, Savinho offers something more straightforward and, crucially, quicker.
Tottenham want pace. They want direct running, a winger who scares full-backs and stretches games. Savinho ticks those boxes. The Brazilian brings exactly the kind of threat in the final third De Zerbi is expected to lean on.
The report suggests Savinho has already informed Manchester City he wants Spurs. That matters. When a player of that profile pushes for a move, the buying club’s position hardens. Tottenham suddenly look like the only serious destination in that conversation, and that can accelerate everything.
What stands out is that Spurs are not treating these as either/or scenarios. “Tottenham are keen on both Savinho and Gakpo,” the piece stresses, hinting at a broader plan: depth, variety, and genuine competition across the front line rather than a single marquee arrival.
Competition, cost and a crowded market
The Gakpo chase is not without rivals, even if some of them have faded.
Newcastle United like the player, but talks have cooled around the 27-year-old’s valuation. Bayern Munich, once in the frame, have not reignited their interest. There is mention of “interest from other Premier League clubs,” but nothing concrete enough yet to shape the market.
For Spurs, that creates a narrow but clear lane. Gakpo is not being pushed out of Liverpool, yet he is not locked away either. He sits in that awkward middle ground: available if the right pieces fall into place, unattainable if they don’t.
Savinho, by contrast, looks more immediate. The pace of those talks and the player’s stance give Tottenham a more controllable situation, one less vulnerable to what Liverpool, Lyon or anyone else decide to do.
De Zerbi’s demand – and the window’s test
Strip it back and the message is simple. Gakpo remains firmly on the radar. Savinho is moving faster. De Zerbi wants attacking upgrades before the new campaign kicks off.
Spurs have often been accused of hesitation in the market, of allowing windows to drift. This time, the signs are different. They are working on two significant attacking deals at once, ready to move if Liverpool finally pull the trigger on their own rebuild and prepared to strike quickly with Manchester City if Savinho’s path opens fully.
Land one, and the front line looks sharper. Land both, and Tottenham’s attack suddenly carries the depth and variety of a side serious about sustaining a challenge over a long season.
The question now is not whether the intent is there. It is whether the market – and Liverpool in particular – will let Spurs turn that intent into something more tangible before the first ball of the season is kicked.
