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De Zerbi hopes Sávio’s fresh start will help Spurs’ much-needed rebrand
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After an unacceptable performance against Brentford, head coach still believes they can avoid sinking feeling this seasonWhat’s in a name? Quite a bit, judging by the discussion at Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham press conference on Tuesday, shortly after the club had completed the £75m signing of Savinho from Manchester City and the Brazil winger had let everybody know that he wanted to be called Sávio from now on. He will have that name on his Spurs shirt above his No 17, which he has taken over from Cristian Romero, the…
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