Tottenham are preparing an improved offer for Santos star Souza. The North London club saw their initial offer worth 10m (8m) turned down for Souza, but they remain keen on signing him. Santos are asking for a fee in the region of 20m and as per the latest from AS journalist Eduardo Burgos, Tottenham are prepared to pay the asking price.
Wind the film back to the end of January. Estêvão, with four brief substitute appearances under his belt, was a promise and a possibility for Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad. Neymar, meanwhile, was a certainty. The one-time boy prince was returning to Santos, where the story started, and his old club was going to give him a platform to round off the narrative with one final attempt at World Cup glory.