City set to extend Savinho contract to 2031

Manchester City are set to tie down winger Savinho to a long-term contract, with the club and people close to the player saying the 21-year-old is poised to extend his stay at the Etihad through 2031. The move follows intense summer interest from Tottenham Hotspur, which City resisted, and comes as manager Pep Guardiola and the club’s sporting directors have held talks with the player about his role in the squad.

City rejected offers from Tottenham for Savinho during the summer transfer window and maintained that the Brazil international was not for sale. Savinho had been open to a move in search of more regular minutes, but sources say negotiations between the player and Manchester City are at an advanced stage and that both sides expect an agreement to be completed. The new contract is understood to improve his terms and extend a deal that previously ran until 2029.

Savinho has featured intermittently this season after recovering from a short-term injury. He scored his first goal of the campaign in Manchester City’s 2-0 Carabao Cup third-round win over Huddersfield Town and started in the 5-1 Premier League victory over Burnley, playing into the second half. Guardiola has...