Manchester City may have sent the biggest hint yet that they expect Savinho to join Tottenham Hotspur soon.Amid heavy speculation linking the Brazilian with a move to Spurs, he was not spotted training with his Man City teammates last Friday.Enzo Maresca insisted that Savinho’s absence from training was due to illness, and that the winger could be involved in the Community Shield clash against Arsenal.However, Fabrizio Romano did not completely buy that, suggesting that the timing of the Spurs target’s absence from training was ‘very curious’.Photo by Visionhaus/Getty ImagesSavinho misses Community Shield clash as Tottenham continue talksThe 22-year-old was not part of Man City’s matchday squad for their Community Shield clash on Sunday, as Arsenal sent out a statement by beating Maresca’s men 3-0 at Wembley.Romano is convinced that Savinho’s absence is due to his desire to complete a move to Spurs, and that negotiations between the two clubs are now ramping up.Romano wrote on X: “Savinho, out of Manchester City squad today for Community Shield as he wants Tottenham move. Negotiations continue with THFC on a daily basis.”🚨❌ Savinho, out of Manchester City squad today for Community Shield as he wants Tottenham move.Negotiations continue with #THFC on daily basis. pic.twitter.com/lxKue7aZTH— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 16, 2026Journalist confident that Savinho to Spurs deal will go throughSeveral sources have said over the past few days that Tottenham are in a hurry to finalise the Savinho deal quickly so that he can be involved against Brentford.The Independent’s Miguel Delaney has gone a step further, confidently asserting that Savinho is set to be secured by Spurs for a fee of £65m plus add-ons.Delaney also suggested that De Zerbi’s men could add another right-winger to their squad apart from the Man City man and Cody Gakpo, envisioning an extremely busy end to the window for the Lilywhites.READ MORE: Tottenham and Arsenal could battle for Victor Osimhen but there are two big problemsThe post ‘Daily basis’ – Big Savinho to Tottenham development after Community Shield twist appeared first on Spurs Web.