Tottenham on verge of £25.6m defender agreement as player 'anxiously awaits' medical permission

Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan are reportedly adjacent to reaching an statement connected a woody for Djed Spence, soon aft the Nerazzurri were said to person reignited their interest.

Inter are understood to person been tracking Spence for immoderate time, some earlier and aft the versatile defender enjoyed a standout World Cup 2026 run with England en way to the bronze medal.

The Spence to San Siro way went acold for a fig of weeks, but it was reported precocious connected Monday nighttime that Inter were preparing to nonstop an authoritative bid to Tottenham for the 26-year-old.

Now, Gazzetta dello Sport claims that the 2 clubs are moving person towards an accord, and Inter volition onshore Spence for cheaper than Tottenham's archetypal asking price.

Tottenham, Inter 'close' to £25.6m Djed Spence agreement

The Lilywhites were believed to person been holding retired for astir €45m (£38.5m) for the defender soon aft the World Cup, portion Inter were hopeful of striking a woody for little than €40m (£34.2m).

However, the study states that the Nerazzurri volition fork retired conscionable €30m (£25.6m) positive bonuses for Spence, who is nether declaration astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for different 3 seasons.

Inter person supposedly acceptable a people for themselves to implicit Spence's signing earlier they play their archetypal crippled of the Serie A season, which comes astatine location to Monza connected August 22, pursuing their last affable against Real Betis connected August 15.

There are nary guarantees that the defender volition beryllium acceptable to marque his debut successful the Calcio opener, though, arsenic helium has lone conscionable resumed grooming pursuing his post-World Cup holiday.

Spence is nevertheless 'anxiously awaiting' support to alert to Milan, implicit his aesculapian and motion his contract, which is expected to beryllium a four-year statement until the summertime of 2030.

Tottenham volition marque a sizeable nett connected the England international, whom they signed from Middlesbrough for £12.6m successful 2022, aft which Spence struggled to instantly accommodate nether Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou.

The defender was loaned retired to Rennes, Leeds United and Genoa earlier playing cardinal roles successful the 2024-25 and 2025-26 campaigns, amassing 79 appearances crossed each competitions and winning a Europa League title.

Spence volition permission Tottenham having scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists for the nine successful 85 matches, including 1 Premier League onslaught against Ipswich Town successful February 2025.

Will Cristian Romero articulation Djed Spence astatine Inter Milan?

Spence - who volition regenerate Denzel Dumfries for Inter - volition beryllium welcomed to Milan by a acquainted look successful John Stones, who has conscionable signed for the Nerazzurri connected a escaped transportation from Manchester City.

Christian Chivu's broadside were besides persistently linked with a swoop for different Spurs defender successful Cristian Romero, but the study adds that determination is 'no mode forward' successful negotiations for the Argentine.

Atletico Madrid are said to beryllium 'one measurement away' from signing Romero, meaning that Spence volition not bask an contiguous Tottenham reunion successful Serie A.