{"id":627437,"date":"2023-08-29T03:35:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627437"},"modified":"2023-08-29T03:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:35:17","slug":"leeds-united-target-defender-djed-spence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/leeds-united-target-defender-djed-spence\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United Target Loan Move for &#8216;Unstoppable&#8217; Tottenham Hotspur Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1696194063915942253\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Jacobs<\/a>, Tottenham Hotspur have been approached by Leeds United for a potential loan transfer for Djed Spence. Having failed to make an impression on Ange Postecoglou, it appears a temporary move down to the second division could be in the cards for the defender.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_polling_tile query=&#8221;soe\/tottenham_hotspur&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Hotspur Could Send Djed Spence On a Season-Long Loan<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: How Ange Postecoglou can lead Spurs back to European Football<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"REVEALED - The Four Steps to Spurs Reaching European Football with Ange Postecoglou\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/glAPw3kAAnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Struggles for Djed Spence<\/h3>\n<p>The Englishman has had a troubling time since joining from Middlesborough in 2022. Although he had been awarded the Championship Young Player of the Season after helping Nottingham Forest earn promotion, he hasn&#8217;t established a starting, or even bench role, since making the move to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/brentford-brennan-johnson-bid-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur Face Competition for \u2018Wonderful\u2019 Forward with London Side Willing to Break Club Record<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta jd\">As a consequence of his ineffectiveness, the 23-year-old was sent to France last season to play with Stade Rennais. Although he provided flashes of quality, including a performance against PSG where he was &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsfrance.com\/2023\/player-ratings-psg-0-2-rennes-bruno-genesio-completes-double-over-league-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unstoppable<\/a>&#8216;, it seems that the move hasn&#8217;t helped his case to reappear in the first team for Spurs.<\/div>\n<h3>Tottenham&#8217;s Right Back Situation<\/h3>\n<p>To add to Spence&#8217;s troubles, Pedro Porro and Emerson Royal are performing well for the Lilywhites, making his quest for consistent minutes that much harder to achieve. If he isn&#8217;t shipped out by the time the transfer window closes, it&#8217;s likely that the only game-time he would receive would either be in cup games or if either the Spaniard or Brazilian picks up an injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/27\/tottenham-harry-kane-successor-gift-orban\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Reveals Latest on Tottenham Pursuit for Harry Kane Successor That Fans Will Love<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-meta jd\">A Beneficial Move for Everyone<\/h3>\n<p>While it would be unfortunate for fans of the North London club to see another promising player being sent out on loan, all parties could benefit from the deal being completed.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou can get rid of an unwanted man in his squad, Daniel Farke acquires someone with plenty of experience in the Championship, and the London-born footballer could get a chance to recover form and show that he&#8217;s still valuable.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=79889890\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hzh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC-BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Ben Jacobs, Tottenham Hotspur have been approached by Leeds United for a potential loan transfer for Djed Spence. Having failed to make an impression on Ange Postecoglou, it appears a temporary move down to the second division could be in the cards for the defender. 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