Tottenham Hotspur are stepping up efforts to force a breakthrough in their talks with Manchester City over Savinho.Spurs are continuing to work on a deal for Savinho, although Manchester City are not making the negotiations easy.Man City’s negotiating tactics over the Brazilian have left Tottenham frustrated, with Enzo Maresca’s side alleged to have changed their asking price following the initial round of talks with the North London club.City have now identified Pedro Neto as a potential replacement for Savinho, while Spurs are also said to be exploring a move for the Chelsea man in the event they fail to land Savinho.Photo by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesTottenham want Savinho deal completed within the next weekTEAMtalk have now confirmed that the Manchester club want Neto as a replacement for Savinho, and they suggest that by exploring a move for the Portuguese star, Spurs are attempting to force a breakthrough in their negotiations with City.Tottenham have been working on a deal for Savinho for ‘several weeks’ as City have continued to delay negotiations. The North Londoners remain determined to make the 22-year-old their marquee signing.Maresca has given City’s sporting director Hugo Viana the green light to complete a deal for Neto, who is one of the contingency plans that Tottenham have assessed in the event they miss out on their top target.De Zerbi’s men have made it clear to the Cityzens that they want Savinho’s situation resolved within the next week. The Lilywhites are eager to have attacking options in place before the new season gets underway.Neto’s and Chelsea’s stance revealedTEAMtalk explain that while Neto is not actively pushing to leave Stamford Bridge, the winger is weighing up his future at the club following the recruitment drive in West London this summer.Chelsea are willing to consider offers for the former Wolves man, with the Blues said to be demanding at least £60m to enter into serious negotiations.The website adds that City are prepared to meet that valuation as they believe Neto would provide the experience and versatility needed to make up for Savinho’s potential loss.READ MORE: Senior Tottenham star suffers ‘reoccurrence of an old injury’, timeline revealedThe post Tottenham ramping up pressure on Man City to force through a Savinho transfer appeared first on Spurs Web.