“Now he would be a player of interest. If it’d be Liverpool then I’d want big money for him. I would want a lot of money for him. They took the boy [Joe] Gomez, who was a South London boy, but Spence is a better player than him.”
Spence wants Inter Milan move
But a move for the full-back seems unlikely at Arsenal. Firstly, they have shown no interest in adding in wide defensive areas this summer, and Spence looks more likely to head to Inter Milan.
It was revealed of late that he wants to make the move to the Italian club, who have opened club-to-club talks with Tottenham over his transfer.
Previously this summer, the two sides have been apart in the valuation, but recent reports suggest there could be a compromise reached.
Gazzetta dello Sport states Inter are closing in on Spence, with an agreement expected for €30million (£25m) plus bonuses.
That is below what it has long been suggested Tottenham want to receive in order to sell the Englishman, but given he wants to head to Inter, they are perhaps taking a more lenient view on his asking price.
While Arsenal landing him would be a shock swoop, a transfer for Spence for anybody other than Inter currently looks unlikely, but should the conditions change on that, a move could potentially be opened up – though it would still seem unlikely that it’s across north London.