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Sources: Tottenham in advanced talks to sign Djed Spence in £20m deal
Tottenham are in advanced talks to sign Middlesbrough sensation Djed Spence, Football Insider understands.
The Premier League club are working on a £20million deal for the 21-year-old Englishman as they look to recruit a right-sided wing-back this summer.
A recruitment source has told Football Insider that Spurs are closing in on a breakthrough after intensifying their Spence pursuit in recent days.
The Londoners are looking to secure an agreement and fend off competition from rivals including Arsenal, Brentford and Nottingham Forest, his 2021-22 loan club.
Football Insider revealed last month that Spurs had opened preliminary talks over a deal for Spence.
They had hoped a fee could be agreed around the £10m mark but Boro are confident of securing a deal worth up to £20m including add-ons.
Boro are ready to cash in on the defender, who joined from the Fulham youth set-up in the summer of 2018, as he looks to take the next step in his career.
He has a contract at the Riverside Stadium that runs until 2024.
Spence has enhanced his reputation over the last year while playing an instrumental role in Forest’s promotion bid.
He made 40 league starts among 50 appearances in all competitions, and started all their play-off wins.
He made 71 total appearances for Boro before moving on loan to Forest at the start of the season.
Spence is also an England Under-21 international, making his debut as a substitute during a 3-0 victory away to Albania on 29 March 2022.
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