Savio is being unfairly lumped with the rest of Tottenham's problems

Tottenham Hotspur splurged quite the sum in order to sign Savio from Manchester City after pursuing him for over a year, and while the 85 million pound transfer fee actually reflects a slight discount on the Omar Marmoush fee of 60 million pounds that will need to be paid at the end of the season, Savio looks like the much better deal despite being 25 million pounds more expensive.

But perhaps it is because Spurs have struggled so much in the attack, combined with his individually listed transfer fee, that Savio has gone overlooked. A recent segment on Sky Sports featuring Julien Laurens, Joe Thomlinson, and Adam Smithy divided the most high profile summer signings into hits and misses. Puzzlingly Jan Paul van Hecke and Mateus Fernandes did not get graded, but Sandro Tonali was deemed a hit while the former Man City duo of Omar Marmoush and Savio were both rated as misses by the panel.

Marmoush as a miss makes sense. With just one goal in nine appearances, he has not been at the level of decisiveness or overall quality Spurs were looking for, and there are serious doubts if he is a No. 9 for Tottenham.

But Savio being credited as a miss feels unduly harsh. Although he has no goal contributions in the Premier League for the Lilywhites, Savio has 2.8 key passes per game and 6 combined dribbles completed and fouls drawn per game in four league starts before his injury, meaning he has been one of the most efficient wide creators and dribblers in all of European football.

Those are outrageous numbers, and Savio's goals and assists would definitely be higher if the players around him were better. As the primary creator, Savio suffered from not getting to play with James Maddison, who should have been Savio's primary creator. And he did not get to play with Pedro Porro either, meaning he could not get enough help from the right flank to cut inside and create as many shots for himself on his left foot.

Savio is paying for the injuries in the squad and the incompetence around him in the attack, as with all the key passes and successful dribbles, Omar Marmoush and Dominic Solanke could do nothing to turn home his great work. Solanke, in particular, has been an egregious culprit, looking at the clear chances he wasted from Savio in the draw with Manchester United.