‘Tottenham are a rich club’ – Genoa CEO directly addresses transfer rumour

Genoa CEO Andres Blazquez has admitted that while the Serie A club would like to sign Djed Spence permanently, the deal is out of their hands.

Genoa wanted to re-sign Djed Spence from Spurs

Until a week ago, it looked like Spence was nailed on to complete a permanent switch to Genoa on the back of his loan spell at the club last season.

In fact, some reports even suggested last week that it was only a matter of time before the deal was agreed between the Italian and English club (GiveMeSport).

However, things seem to have changed completely over the last few days, with various sources now suggesting that Genoa are unable to pay the fee that Tottenham are demanding for the right-back.

This includes a recent update by Sacha Tavolieri, who stated that Spurs’ demands of €7m (£6m) are excessive for the Serie A side, who could turn their attention to other alternatives such as Napoli right-back Alessandro Zanoli.

Spence is too expensive for Genoa

Blazquez has now revealed that Genoa want to deal while the 23-year-old also wants to return to the Luigi Ferraris Stadium but he explained that the transfer completely depends on Spurs.

He told Telenord: “I’d be happy to keep Djed Spence at the club, he was doing great here on loan… but it doesn’t depend on us. Spence would be happy to stay at Genoa. But Tottenham are a rich club.”

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I suspect Tottenham might have put the brakes on the negotiation with Genoa after being approached by a couple of Premier League sides over a deal for Spence.

Perhaps the Lilywhites now sense they can get around £10m for the 23-year-old.

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