Tottenham confirm signing of Djed Spence from Middlesbrough

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Djed Spence from Middlesbrough on a five-year deal.

The right-back joins the club for £20million and becomes their sixth addition of the summer.

He follows Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison and Clement Lenglet through the door in a busy transfer window for Antonio Conte’s side.

Spence told Tottenham’s official website: ‘Playing in the Premier League for a big club like Tottenham Hotspur is a dream come true.

‘I’m just thankful to have the opportunity to be here and to play for the club.

‘Everyone wants to play in the Premier League and as a kid you watch it, it was a target of mine. A big club, Champions League football and you’ve got some of the best players that play here so it’s a privilege to be here.

Spence becomes Antonio Conte’s side’s sixth signing of the summer transfer window

‘I’ll bring excitement, skill, speed, I just want to excite the fans and just play well.’ 

The 21-year-old had long been linked with a move to Tottenham after a stunning year on-loan at Nottingham Forest.

Spence played a key part in helping Forest reach the Premier League for the first time since 1999 – after they beat Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final. 

Further recognition came at the end of the 2021/22 campaign, as he was named in the EFL Championship Team of the Season and the PFA Championship Team of the Year.

Spence wrote a message to Forest fans on Tuesday morning in which he tweeted: ‘What a massive club, what a team & what special fans. We came from the bottom & made it all the way to the top. We turned dreams into reality and I can’t thank you all enough for the special journey we all shared together. Once a Red always a Red.’

Spence joins on the back of a successful year with promoted Nottingham…