Middlesbrough have reportedly slapped a brand new, £20million price tag on Djed Spence amid ongoing interest from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
Spence, 21, has enjoyed a stand-out season on loan at Nottingham Forest, and it’s made the Middlesbrough man the target of a number of premier League clubs.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are seemingly the two clubs most interested in making the summer signing, though the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City have both been mentioned, as well as a number of top flight European clubs.
There’s been plenty of reports suggesting that Spence will be moving on in the summer, and plenty of reports estimating how much the Boro man might cost.
However, a fresh from Daily Star (via Express) has revealed that Middlesbrough will command a club-record fee of £20million for Spence this summer.
A big pay day on the horizon…
A summer move for Spence now seems like an inevitability. The right wing-back has Premier League written all over him and he’ll no doubt be excited to see what the summer holds for him.
Right now, it seems like a toss-up between Arsenal and Spurs. Either would be a good fit for the youngster and for Middlesbrough, if they can get at least £20million for him then it’ll be a good bit of business.
It seems highly unlikely that we’ll ever see Spence in a Boro shirt again, or a Nottingham Forest shirt for that matter.
But Chris Wilder will be hoping that he can access some of the Spence millions in the summer, and bolster his side ahead of either another Championship season or a Premier League season.
