The right wing-back position is one Tottenham Hotspur will want to improve this summer, and one of the prominent targets that continue to be named in the media is Middlesbrough’s Djed Spence.
Spence has impressed while on loan at Nottingham Forest, where he’s helped the club reach promotion into the Premier League next season. As a result, The Reds want to hold onto the 21-year-old for next season.
For his column on Caught Offside, transfer window specialist Fabrizio Ramano gave the latest regarding Spurs’ interest in Spence, who states the north London club remains in direct contact with the player.
“Spurs are still in contact for Spence and consider him a possibility for their right-wing, but Fabio Paratici is always able to have three or four targets in the same position,” Romano wrote.
“Nottingham Forest is already trying to find an agreement with Middlesbrough to have Spence in the Premier League. Surprises are not excluded.”
Tottenham has already upgraded the left wing-back with the arrival of Ivan Perišić, who signed a two-year deal this week to join his former manager Antonio Conte. After that, the focus shifts to the right side, and Spence could be the target.
When it comes to the transfer fee, Transfermarkt puts Spence’s value at £7-million.