The Daily Mirror have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur’s talks with Middlesbrough could be set for a ‘breakthrough’ after Steven Bergwijn officially completed a move to Ajax.
The negotiations between Spurs and Middlesbrough have been ongoing for several weeks, with seemingly no end in sight.
The Mail’s Sami Mokbel explained on the Last Word on Spurs YouTube channel a few days ago that Tottenham remain unwilling to meet Boro’s asking price of £20m.
Alasdair Gold subsequently stated on his YouTube channel that while Tottenham are hopeful they will get Spence, the deal is unlikely to be completed before the squad fly out to South Korea this evening.
However, The Mirror have now reported that Antonio Conte still wants the right-back to join his squad in South Korea for pre-season.
The report states that the 21-year-old, who is valued between £15m and £20m, is set to be Tottenham’s sixth signing of the summer.
It is suggested that following Bergwijn’s move to Ajax, Spurs are now ‘poised’ to finally conclude a deal for Spence.
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Even if Spurs conclude a deal for Spence, it seems unlikely he will be flown out to South Korea to join the rest of the squad. At the moment, it looks like the 21-year-old will only begin pre-season training when the squad return to the UK late next week.
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