Pep Guardiola will be without Savinho for the next two weeks - but hasn't heard from the winger that he wants to leave for good. The Manchester City manager said that the player can 'hopefully' stay at the club for years despite strong transfer interest from Tottenham.

Guardiola also revealed the Brazilian winger was unlikely to be fit until after the close of the transfer window.

Pep Guardiola insisted he wants to keep Savinho at Manchester City for “many years” to come amid speculation linking the Brazil forward with Tottenham, but reiterated he would not stop players who wanted to leave exiting the club.