Here is your Tottenham transfer rumours round-up on Thursday, January 20.
Who:
Djed Spence
Where:
The Mirror
What:
Despite a promising performance from Matt Doherty in Wednesday night's second-half cameo at Leicester, it came as a result of a performance so poor from Emerson Royal that he was substituted at half-time by Antonio Conte..
This highlighted Spurs' need for a new right-back, intensifying talk of a transfer battle between Arsenal and Spurs for Middlesbrough's £10m rated on loan Nottingham Forest right-back Djed Spence.
Spence was a key figure in Forest's shock win over Arsenal, enjoying his time on the right flank up against Nuno Tavares, who was substituted at half-time by Mikel Arteta.
Spence would offer a cut-price alternative to the £20m rated Adama Traore and, at 21, would be a youthful option who could be shaped to fit within Conte's 3-4-3 system.
Arsenal are rumoured to be in for the youngster, who broke through in 2020 at Boro, meaning that the closing days of the transfer window could see the North London giants battle it out for the Englishman's signature.
Who:
Jordan Veretout
Where:
Tuttosport
What:
With Tanguy Ndombele supposedly on his way out of North London this month, Spurs will have been on the lookout for a new midfield option to play alongside Pierre-Emile Højberg.
Oliver Skipp and Harry Winks have both shown flashes of what they can offer, but Conte will be looking for proven European quality in his search for trophies.
In that sense, Jordan Veretout, 28, could fit the bill nicely and Italian outlet Tuttosport are reporting that Spurs could use Ndombele as bait to tempt former Spurs boss José Mourinho into the sale of one of his key men.
Former Aston Villa man Veretout has scored 20 Serie A goals since his arrival at Roma from Fiorentina in 2019 and could be the perfect foil for the defensively minded Højberg.
