{"id":614474,"date":"2022-06-30T09:43:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614474"},"modified":"2022-07-02T03:06:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T07:06:51","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-advanced-talks-djed-spence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/tottenham-hotspur-advanced-talks-djed-spence\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur in Advanced Talks to Sign England U21 Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After announcing the completion of Richarlison, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/clement-lenglet-close-to-joining-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are pressing on for more additions to the squad. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsLyall\/status\/1542484728737140737?t=fH033L1UNz4wwa5Oc32HFw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Lyall Thomas<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the North London club has entered advanced negotiations with Middlesbrough ahead of a \u00a320 million move for England U21 full-back <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/djed-spence-tottenham-hotspur-hiccup\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Djed Spence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive w\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySports_Keith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySports_Keith<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tottenham?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Tottenham<\/a> also now in advanced talks to sign Djed Spence. Agreement getting closer and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Spurs<\/a> hope to also have him in by start of pre-season next week. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Boro<\/a> more on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SSN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SSN<\/a> now and here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OzHTtF6aQx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/OzHTtF6aQx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X05BuCKgVe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/X05BuCKgVe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsLyall\/status\/1542484728737140737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Spurs Looking for More Additions With Djed Spence A Main Target<\/h2>\n<h3>Difference in Valuations<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initial talks between both clubs did not yield any positive results as they were wide apart in their valuations for the English youngster. Middlesbrough valued their asset over \u00a315 million, but Spurs were unwilling to match that price tag. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/tottenham-hotspur-chairman-djed-spence-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chairman Daniel Levy said to be leading the pursuit personally,<\/a> Spurs seem to have had a change of heart and are now willing to finalize the deal. The North London side is, however, wary of Middlesbrough\u2019s unshakable stance on their price tag and has identified other possible targets should they deem the deal too expensive. Lens wing-back Jonathan Claus and Torino\u2019s Wilfried Singo are amongst those earmarked as backup options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/tottenham-hotspur-richarlison-deal-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur Almost Had Deal for 25-Year-Old \u00a360 Million-Rated Forward Hijacked by Premier League Rivals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder said in an interview with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/sport\/20233893.djed-spence-will-return-middlesbrough-tottenham-talks-stall\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Echo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that he expects Spence to leave the club this summer. When asked about the deal, he said: &#8220;If nothing happens with Djed, then he&#8217;s our player, and he&#8217;ll be back for pre-season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;From my point of view, negotiations between Kieran Scott, Neil Bausor, Steve Gibson, and Tottenham stay between Kieran, Neil, Steve, and Tottenham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf the deal doesn&#8217;t get done, we&#8217;ll see where we go from there. Have I got input into it? Yeah, 100 per cent. The boy obviously doesn&#8217;t want to come back here, which I&#8217;ve got absolutely no issue with. He obviously sees his future away from here, and he had a brilliant season last season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re expecting that deal to happen, but if it doesn&#8217;t, then he&#8217;s our player. From a club&#8217;s point of view, the deal has to be right. We&#8217;re not trying to stand in the way of anybody. I&#8217;ve never done that as a manager, and I&#8217;ve had plenty of situations before where opportunities have come along to players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STILL HASN\u2019T SUNK IN \ud83c\udfc6 23 YEARS LONG WAIT TO BE BACK IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE WHERE THIS CLUB BELONGS \ud83d\udcc8 IM JUST SO GLAD &amp; HONOURED TO BE APART OF IT \u2665\ufe0f! YOUUUUU REDDDSSSSS\u2665\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d\u2665\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dieIW0933N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dieIW0933N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Djed Spence (@DjedSpence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjedSpence\/status\/1531732622640037888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Looking To Move On<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 21-year-old spent the last campaign on loan at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/25\/taiwo-awoniyi-nottingham-forest-club-record\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nottingham Forest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making 46 appearances in all competitions. He played a significant part in helping Steve Cooper\u2019s side to promotion after beating Huddersfield Town in the Championship playoff final. While Forest would like to keep him at the club beyond this summer, the England International has his heart set on playing Champions League football.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/clement-lenglet-close-to-joining-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur Close In on Loan Deal for French International Defender<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Djed Spence is one of England\u2019s highly rated youngsters and was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Season. You can see why Spurs are keen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After announcing the completion of Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur are pressing on for more additions to the squad. According to Lyall Thomas, the North London club has entered advanced negotiations with Middlesbrough ahead of a \u00a320 million move for England U21 full-back Djed Spence. Exclusive w\/@SkySports_Keith: #Tottenham also now in advanced talks to sign Djed Spence. 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