Tottenham Hotspur defender Djed Spence has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan after the Serie A side made a formal bid, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Spurs have had a very busy summer transfer window, including the arrivals of defenders Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, and Jan Paul van Hecke, while first-choice right-back Pedro Porro has also signed a new long-term contract with the club.
Spence is understood to be available for a transfer despite a sensational World Cup campaign with England, with Destiny Udogie, Robertson, and Porro all ahead of him in the pecking order, and Inter have now made a move to take him back to Italy.
Inter Table Formal Bid for Spence
According to Fabrizio Romano on X, Inter Milan have tabled a formal €30m (£25.6m) offer for the 25-year-old full-back, as they look to bring in a new option for manager Christian Chivu.
Spurs are understood to be demanding at least €35m (£30m) plus add-ons for the former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough star, and talks are ongoing between the clubs to find an agreement. But in a fresh update, it has also been revealed that Spence has agreed to contract terms with Inter, and a deal now looks closer than ever before to being completed.
Spence has attracted the interest of a number of clubs this summer, with Man Utd and Liverpool reportedly keen. However, Romano told the Market Madness podcast that Liverpool's interest had been exaggerated and nothing was advanced.
Now Spence, who previously had a loan spell at Genoa, looks set to return to Serie A, with the clubs closing in on an agreement.
'Frightening' Spence a Surprising Spurs Exit
Spence was one of the shining lights for Tottenham last season as they narrowly avoided relegation, and he was praised by Ian Wright and Gary Neville as being the standout defender for England during the World Cup this summer too.
His pace is one of his biggest attributes, and it has seen former Arsenal legend David Seaman describe him as 'frightening'.
"When I first saw him, when he first came in… he was a bit like when Kolo Toure came to Arsenal," he said.
“He was like the schoolboy in the playground, just followed the ball everywhere, and Djed was getting like caught out of position quite a bit, but now he’s like (much better).
“The more he’s playing in that position (left-back) he’s getting used to it, and his pace is frightening – he had a one-v-one with somebody and like totally outpaced them, easy.”
With limited games this season, it makes sense that he may play less and find himself on the sidelines. But it's quite surprising to see that De Zerbi is willing to let him go, and Spurs are willing to let him go so cheaply since he has a contract until 2029.
It will be a blow for Spurs to lose a player of that quality, but a deal now seems to be on the verge of being done.