Djed Spence formalising Tottenham exit as £30million deal struck with sell-on clause

Djed Spence is formalising his move from Inter Milan to Tottenham after the two clubs agreed a deal, talkSPORT understands.

The Italian champions have agreed a deal worth £30million, including add-ons, for the England international.

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Tottenham have retained a 10 per cent sell-on clause as part of the package.

Spence had been open to a move away from Spurs this summer.

Having been offered to several clubs, Inter returned to the table to discuss a potential deal as they reignited their interest.

Following advanced talks this week, a deal has now been agreed for Spence to join Cristian Chivu’s side.

Inter’s renewed interest came after talkSPORT revealed Liverpool were not working on a deal to sign Spence despite recent reports.

Spence future

Spurs had open to offers for the versatile full-back in order to fund their summer spending spree.

Roberto De Zerbi has already spent over £200m ahead of the new season, with the club’s transfer record broken twice.

Spence is also behind Pedro Porro in the pecking order at right-back despite his World Cup heroics.

He featured in all seven of England’s matches in North America, including four starts, as they finished third.

Due to those commitments, Spence did not return to Spurs for pre-season ahead of their tour of New Zealand and Australia.

The defender was also not involved in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Getafe on Saturday, with Spurs concluding their summer schedule at home to Hoffenheim on Saturday.

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Having signed a new deal last summer, Spence currently had three years remaining on his contract.

Where would Spence play for Inter?

Inter’s interest comes with the club facing a potential crisis at wing-back going into their title defence.

Although Chivu prefers to deploy a 3-5-2 formation, he is currently without a recognised senior right-sided defender.

Spence is capable of playing both as a full-back and wing-back on both sides of the pitch.

Whilst he has only briefly appeared at wing-back for Spurs, he has featured in the role previously for Genoa, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough.

His time at Genoa is Spence’s only prior experience of Italian football.

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He spent the second half of the 2023/24 campaign with the club, making 16 Serie A appearances.

Spence could make his Inter debut in a friendly against Real Betis on Saturday before they begin their Serie A campaign at home to Monza on August 22.