Djed Spence: Insider reveals Forest star is long-term Tottenham target and ‘has a connection with Mourinho’s son’
Djed Spence is a long-term target for Tottenham and the club could make a move for him this summer.
That is according to Spurs insider John Wenham, who regularly breaks news about the club on his Lilywhite Rose social media channels.
According to Sky Sports (18 January), Arsenal, Tottenham and Leeds were interested in signing the right-back in January.
This came before Spence, 21, scored in Forest’s 4-1 win over Leicester in the FA Cup on Sunday (6 February).
This sparked fresh reports on the player’s future, with Fabio Paratici in attendance according to the Daily Mail (10 Thursday).
That same report claims Spence remains a target for Spurs and Wenham wants the club to pursue a deal.
“There has been a lot said about Paratici also watching Brennan Johnson at Forest,” Wenham told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“So they are two players Tottenham seem to have a heavy interest in.
“Spence first came onto Tottenham’s radar when he was playing for Middlesbrough against us two seasons ago when we were managed by Mourinho.
“I understand he came through the academy at Fulham. He’s of Portuguese descent, there was a connection with Mourinho’s son.
“He’s been on Tottenham’s radar for a long period of time. The right-wing back position is one we still need to strengthen.
“A lot of our fans want us to make that move. But just to play devil’s advocate on this, he hasn’t done 5% of what Ryan Sessegnon had done at that age.
“Sessegnon has done next to nothing at Tottenham so excelling in the Championship isn’t a guarantee of success in the Premier League.
“Sessegnon scored 16 goals from left-wing back and won the Championship young player of the year award but hasn’t really done anything for us.
“That being said, Spence is the profile of player we should be targetting.”
In other news, a pundit has claimed Fabio Paratici is tracking two ‘brilliant’ players for Tottenham after Gold update.