Radu Dragusin is expected to join Tottenham from Genoa, and the agreement includes a partial exchange.
In fact, Djed Spence is leaving on loan, and this arrangement may become permanent in the summer.
Fabrizio Romano claims that although this transaction includes a buy option, it is not the ideal one for Spurs.
Spurs have struck a deal that may see Djed Spence depart for as little as €8 million (£6 million), barely eighteen months after they paid £15 million for him.
View Tweet Spence only costs £6 million, which highlights what a bad deal Tottenham made with him.
Under Antonio Conte, the defender hardly played for Spurs. Ange Postecoglou promptly loaned him out to Leeds.
The same problems at Leeds surfaced when he was sent off too soon and played very little; it now seems Tottenham is prepared to let go of the player.
Spence appeared to be a potential star at one point, which makes this frustrating.
Spence was actually among the finest players in the Championship during his season-long loan at Nottingham Forest, which is why Tottenham paid £15 million to acquire him.
Naturally, he hasn’t really demonstrated enough on the field since then to justify that kind of move, and the Spurs are apparently prepared to give up and let him leave for a sizable loss.
Daniel Levy is not one to sell a player for a loss, and Spence’s potential departure for this kind of money just serves to highlight how unpopular he is at Tottenham.
It seems unlikely that Spence will be able to return to north London, and it’s possible that he has already played his last game for the team, regardless of whether Genoa exercises this buy option at the end of the season.
It has been a difficult 18 months for Spence, so let’s hope he can resume his career in Italy.
