De Zerbi sets Savio goals target after 'perfect' debut

Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi described Wednesday’s 5-1 Carabao Cup win over Charlton as the “perfect day” for new signing Savio.

The winger – a £75m summer addition from Manchester City – scored and assisted after being introduced as a second-half substitute to a standing ovation from the Spurs crowd.

“His biggest step and biggest improvement is to increase the number of goals. I think he is one of the best wingers, but the best wingers score many goals,” De Zerbi said of the Brazil international.

“I spoke with him and we put the goal on 10 or 12 goals [target] because we need 10 or 12 goals from the wingers.

“Last season, we suffered too much because also the number of goals were not enough to compete for anything more than that position [17th in the Premier League].”

Spurs had struggled to make an impact against a much-changed Charlton side before 19-year-old academy graduate Mikey Moore broke the deadlock in the 41st minute.

Moore spent last season on loan at Rangers and has been linked throughout the summer with another loan for the 2026-27 campaign, despite starting the Premier League defeat at Brentford.

“He is our player from the academy and we have to understand what the best solution is for him and for us,” De Zerbi added.

“I would like to keep him because he is young, a good player, but we can’t make the wrong decision because he needs to play and put games inside of him.

“With Johan Lange and Vinai Venkatesham, we have to find the best solution.”