Tottenham could be closing in on a major sale in the form of Djed Spence as they look to balance their spending a little amid a giant spend this summer. Spurs have spent more than £235million to revamp their defence and midfield, while they are now turning their attention to the top end of the pitch, needing to add a winger and potentially a striker.
Roberto De Zerbi is being given big money to spend this summer, but it comes amid the expectation of exits, with the likes of Cristian Romero and Guglielmo Vicario expected to leave, while Lucas Bergvall could depart, and Luka Vuskovic has left already.
Spence is another who could leave to get more regular starts, and a deal could be close.
Inter ramp up efforts to land Spence
Spence is said to prefer a move this summer to become a starter elsewhere, with De Zerbi likely to play Pedro Porro on one side and Destiny Udogie on the other. Spence can play both sides, and he is likely to feature plenty, but he is not likely to be the main starter.
That's despite Spence having a very good World Cup with England, but that World Cup does give the full-back an opportunity to cash in and land a top job elsewhere.
Offering an update on the situation transfer guru Fabrizio Romano posted on X: "Inter are prepared to send official bid for Djed Spence if exit conditions change compared to €45m request post World Cup. Inter believe price can be under €40m now and talks will follow — back on track as exclusively revealed. Spence, keen on the move."
Spence makes 'outstanding' impact
During the World Cup, England superstar Harry Kane described Spence as 'outstanding', and Ange Postecoglou agreed during his time at Spurs, saying: “He's been outstanding since he's come into the team. He had to bide his time. It's fair to say we needed Djed to really be patient, and also just mature a little bit, and I think he has.”
England boss Thomas Tuchel added when he called up the full-back last year: “He had a very good end to the season with Tottenham and a very good start of the season. He was impressive against Paris in the European Super Cup final.”
Spence had a tricky start to life at Tottenham and ended up going out on loan with Leeds United, where he also struggled, and a loan spell with Genoa followed, but the full-back matured significantly after that and returned to play a significant role.