Nottingham Forest loanee Djed Spence has been tipped to join Tottenham Hotspur this summer, ahead of North London rivals Arsenal.
The Middlesborough wing-back has been in sensational form for Forest this season and was named in the Championship team of the season, along with two other Forest players - Ryan Yates and Joe Worrall. He also scooped the EFL Young Player of the Month award for March.
And former Boro winger Stewart Downing claims that the 21-year-old will have a host of Premier League clubs chasing his signature this summer. Speaking to bettingexpert, Downing said: "I like the way Spurs play with a wing-back system, I know they’re quite defensive but I think Conte likes the wing-backs to go up and down - that suits his (Spence's) game. I’m not sure about Arsenal, I think he would have to do another level.
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"For Brentford, the way they play, I think that could suit him. So it wouldn’t surprise me if someone from the Premier League did take a chance on him, because if they get in for 10 million which is probably not a lot of money in today’s game, you know, I think that could be good business for someone."
Downing added: "You could see Djed had natural ability, you could see he can run, he’s good with the ball but he was still a bit raw. I think he got into the first team, and he was doing really well. I think more with him it’s about his mentality. He’s a little bit laid-back, he could be late at times, you need to be on at him and be aggressive as a manager because he’s a little laid-back, as I said, and I think managers can get frustrated with that.
"He’s still only a young lad and he’s still got a lot to learn, but it wouldn’t surprise me if someone took a chance on him because I think he’s got the attributes to play in the Premier League."
