This time last year, many Tottenham supporters still hoped Djed Spence was the key to transforming Antonio Conte’s stuttering side, but this morning Spurs were trying to offload the 23-year-old to a mid-table Serie A club in the latest bid to resurrect his flagging career.
Spurs have agreed a deal to send Spence to Genoa on loan as part of a £26 million package for defender Radu Dragusin. Genoa would have an option to make his move permanent for around £8.5m in the summer.
The right-back has been reluctant to go, but Spurs have made it clear that Spence, who has been training with the Under-21s since being sent back from a season-loan loan at Leeds last week, is not part of Ange Postecoglou’s plans, needs game time and may not get a better offer than Genoa this month.
One source even suggested that Spence’s career, at this level at least, is already in jeopardy.
It has been quite a fall for Spence, who was outstanding on loan at Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest as they beat Arsenal and Leicester in the FA Cup and won promotion in 2021-22. His eye-catching displays earned him a move to Spurs from parent club Middlesbrough at the end of the campaign in a deal worth up to £20m.
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