Journalist claims Spurs are ‘playing the long game’ but he expects transfer to happen
Express journalist Charlie Gordon has insisted Tottenham will manage to complete a move for Djed Spence but the club are remaining patient to find an appropriate agreement with Middlesbrough.
Spurs have long held an interest in 21-year-old Spence, who became a key part of Nottingham Forest’s promotion-winning Premier League campaign during his loan spell last season.
The Telegraph recently revealed Spurs and Boro agreed a deal worth £15 million up front which could reach £20m with instalments, although the claim’s advances were later disputed.
Football.London explained the transfer fee is still proving to be an issue for both sides and a move is still not close to completion at present.
Gordon has since revealed Tottenham have only tabled a £10m bid so far while Middlesbrough are demanding up to £20m, which is why Spence’s move has laboured throughout the summer.
However, the journalist still feels a deal will eventually come together with Spurs content on ‘playing the long’ game to reach an agreement suitable to their terms.
Gordon told Tottenham Fan Chris Cowlin: “Spurs have offered £10m for Spence at the moment, but Middlesbrough are holding out for £20m so there is a gap there.
“Spurs are playing the long game because they know Boro need the money to kickstart their summer, so they know that Boro will have to come down on their valuation at some point.
“Basically, all things considered you would expect this deal to happen, but it may take a little bit of time to meet in the middle here.
“I think he’s an awesome player, Forest were upset when they lost [Matty] Cash a few years ago, but I know a lot of their fans think Spence is even better than Cash was.”
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There seems to be a bit of a gap between the respective valuations from both clubs, but again the consensus seems to be that a deal for Spence will come together.
Hopefully, the deal manages to be completed this week, though, with Spurs getting ready to head out to Asia for their pre-season tour.
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