It’s Good News Friday! Right on the heels of the news that Tottenham is set to sign Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig, gazumping Chelsea in the process, we get this — Djed Spence has been called up to the England squad by Thomas Tuchel for the upcoming international break! This is Djed’s first senior England call-up; he had six England U21 caps prior.
This is after Spence has put in a series of impressive performances for Tottenham, playing ostensibly out of position at left back. He was a standout performer against both Burnley and Manchester City, both Spurs wins, and was also impressive in preseason matches, especially against PSG in Asia. Spence stepped into the role after the preseason injury to Destiny Udogie, and based on current evidence he’s unlikely to give up the starting job anytime soon.
Spence is the only Tottenham player to get a call-up this cycle, though there are two “almost-Spurs” in Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-White. Oh, and there’s that other guy, Harry… something. England will play two matches in the upcoming international break, both World Cup qualifiers — home to Andorra on September 6, and away to Serbia on September 9.