Tottenham's Exciting Double Signing: Savio and Marmoush
Roberto De Zerbi called them “bomba” – and he meant it.
Tottenham’s head coach could barely hide his excitement after the club landed Savio and Omar Marmoush in a headline-grabbing double swoop, while leaving the door open for one last move before the transfer window slams shut on Tuesday night.
Spurs go all-in with Savio and Marmoush
Spurs wrapped up a huge deal with Manchester City this week, finally getting long-term target Savio in a package worth around £85million and adding Marmoush on a season-long loan that includes an obligation to buy.
If that Marmoush fee climbs towards £60m as expected, Tottenham’s summer outlay will surge past £350m. It is an extraordinary figure, and even De Zerbi admitted the scale of the rebuild has surprised him.
“I think Savio and Marmoush are bomba,” he said ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Newcastle. “I don't know what name or how you can call them but players of a high level, for sure.
“I didn't expect one transfer market and one window like we have done.”
Yet he still wants one more piece.
“I think we can do one player more and in one specific position,” he added, revealing he had dinner on Thursday with the ownership group and senior figures Vinai Venkatesham, Johan Lange and Enrico Venturelli. The message from that meeting? Alignment.
“We spoke about this, but we have all of us on the same page and there is a very good connection.”
Marmoush the multi-tool, Savio set for lift-off
Marmoush becomes Tottenham’s eighth signing of a relentless summer and arrives as a vital attacking option. He can operate as a central striker or as a different kind of No10, giving De Zerbi flexibility at a time when James Maddison is short of full fitness and Mohammed Kudus is only just back from a long tendon lay-off.
The numbers back up the enthusiasm. Marmoush hit 37 goals in a prolific 18-month spell at Eintracht Frankfurt and added 16 more at Manchester City. He might have to settle for a place on the bench against Newcastle, but De Zerbi made it clear how highly he rates him.
“A great signing for us. A great player, another great player and every one of us loves him as a player,” the Italian said.
“We hope he can do what he is able. I think he can give more solutions in attack. We need players in attack capable to score goals, to play well with the ball also, a very fast player, great qualities and we are all happy.
“I think he can play as a central striker. He is a different number 10 than (Conor) Gallagher or Maddison, more of an attacker, but he is a player of big qualities. The most important thing is to have players with qualities.”
Savio, meanwhile, is being lined up for his full debut after completing his move from City, adding another explosive option in the final third.
Selection headaches and one simmering saga
De Zerbi’s squad suddenly looks deep and dangerous. New captain Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro both featured in Wednesday’s 5-1 Carabao Cup demolition of Charlton and are pushing to start again. Kudus could make his first matchday squad appearance since January, another significant boost.
One situation remains unresolved: Pape Sarr’s future.
“Pape? No, he's good. We have to see in the last day of the transfer market what can happen with him,” De Zerbi said.
Then came the blunt edge that has already become a hallmark of his regime.
“If you want to leave and you have not found the offer, it's your problem, not my problem. I give respect, I kiss you, I hug you, but at the end have to stay calm inside the dressing room.”
Spurs have spent big, moved fast and armed De Zerbi with the kind of attacking firepower he craves. With Savio and Marmoush now in the building and one more signing potentially on the way, the question is no longer about ambition.
It’s how far this revamped side can push that ambition once the window closes and the real judging begins.
