[인터풋볼] Reporter Oh Jong-heon = Tottenham Hotspur may miss Jed Spence.
Britain’s ‘The Guardian’ on the 29th said, “Tottenham may miss Spence with Daniel Levy moving up and down in the transfer market. Middlesbrough is annoyed that Tottenham have not made a serious offer, and they may sell Spence to Nottingham Forest.” reported that
Tottenham Hotspur have a busy transfer window. Tottenham Hotspur, which will participate in the UEFA Champions League next season, are not sparing the active support they promised as a condition for the appointment of Antonio Conte as manager. Tottenham Hotspur are said to have loaded 150 million pounds (about 236 billion won) for their signing this summer.
So far, three players have joined Tottenham. Veteran midfielder Ivan Perisic and back-up goalkeeper Fraser Foster, who will play the left wing-back, have been signed as free agents. Then, he brought in Yves Bisuma and strengthened the midfield. Next, reinforcement of the offensive position is likely. The candidate is Richalisson.
At first, it seemed that the right wing-back would also be recruited quickly. Tottenham have shown interest in young defender Spence, born in 2000. Spence, who started receiving a chance to play professionally at Middlesbrough, went on loan to Nottingham Forest last season and played 42 championship games, contributing to the team’s promotion.
British ‘Express’ reporter Ryan Taylor predicted that Tottenham would officially start negotiating a transfer after the end of the June A-match period. At the time, Taylor insisted, “Tottenham will make an official bid for Middlesbrough once Spence, who has been called up to the England Under-21 team, completes his team schedule.”
However, the recruitment process did not go smoothly. There seems to be disagreement over the transfer fee. Currently, Spence is valued at £20 million. The Guardian reported that as the negotiations were delayed, Middlesbrough became tired of Tottenham’s attitude and could sell it to another team.