‘My understanding is’: Journalist says Leeds now among clubs keen on ‘unbelievable’ PL player

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Leeds United are among three Championship clubs keen on signing Tottenham Hotspur right-back Djed Spence.

That is according to journalist Ben Jacobs, who provided the update on Spence’s future to Last Word on Spurs on Wednesday evening.

Jacobs claimed that Leeds, along with Swansea City and Bristol City, are interested in signing Spence on loan before the end of the window.

As per Sky Sports, Spence will be allowed to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer, though at this stage it remains unclear as to whether they would sanction a loan deal.

It is also uncertain that Spence would be willing to drop back down into the Championship, with Ligue 1 side Strasbourg – owned by Chelsea billionaire Todd Boehly – also having discussed him ‘internally’.

Leeds among clubs keen on Spence loan deal

Speaking on Spence’s situation last night, Jacobs claimed it is one to ‘keep an eye on’ as the end of the window moves ever closer.

“The only interest, to date, in his services is for loans and I think that he would need to drop down to the Championship as well. There might be some late interest from other Ligue 1 clubs and I would keep an eye on Strasbourg, who are now controlled by BlueCo, who are the owners of Chelsea.

“Keep an eye on that but again, that’s only being discussed internally at Strasbourg at the moment, they’ve not moved. As far as the Championship enquiries are concerned, my understanding is that they are for loans and there are three clubs that I would keep an eye on over the course of the next week if Tottenham decide to loan and Spence decides to drop down, and those three clubs are Swansea City, Bristol City and Leeds United.”

If Leeds’ pursuit of Max Aarons is anything to go by, Daniel Farke is keen to strengthen his options at right-back.

Aarons had been all set to join Leeds before an 11th hour hijack by Bournemouth but Spence would certainly be an impressive alternative.

His time at Tottenham has not gone to plan but his loan spell at Nottingham Forest a couple of seasons ago – which prompted Ian Wright to hail him as ‘unbelievable’ – suggests he would be ready to hit the ground running.