Tottenham defender Djed Spence has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth at the London club and he is expected to leave the club soon.
According to journalist Pete O’Rourke, the 22-year-old right-back is frustrated at Tottenham and he could leave the club in January in search of regular first-team action.
Speaking to GMS, the journalist said: “I think he’ll definitely be frustrated. He probably didn’t envisage this move happening the way it’s sort of going right now for him at Tottenham. He would’ve expected more minutes, more first-team opportunities.
“Tottenham obviously spent quite heavily in the summer to land him and they beat quite a few clubs to his signature as well.”
Spence joined Tottenham from Middlesbrough for a fee of around £19 million at the start of the season but he has not been a regular starter for Antonio Conte’s side.
The talented young right-back needs to play more often in order to fulfil his potential and he has been linked with a loan move away from Tottenham. It will be interesting to see if he gets the opportunity to secure a loan move away from the London club this month.
Antonio Conte has relied on Emerson Royal and Matt Doherty as his preferred right-backs. Despite the fact that the two defenders have been quite underwhelming this season, the Italian has chosen to stick with them, which speaks volumes about his opinion regarding Spence.
The 22-year-old was outstanding for Nottingham Forest in the Championship last season and needs to play regularly to fulfil his potential. If Tottenham cannot provide him with regular game time, he needs to leave the Premier League club for the sake of his own development.
It will be interesting to see how the situation develops in the coming weeks.
