Liverpool plotting shock transfer swoop for surprise £35m England star

Djed Spence has emerged as a target for Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool (Picture: Getty)

Liverpool are reportedly weighing up a transfer move for Tottenham and England defender Djed Spence this summer.

Spence has fallen some way short of expectations at Tottenham after joining from Middlesbrough back in 2022, having helped Nottingham Forest win promotion during an outstanding loan spell at the City Ground.

But after three separate loans with Rennes, Leeds and Genoa, Spence returned to north London last term and began playing with the kind of confidence and purpose that convinced Spurs to part with £20million four years ago.

A strong end to the 2025/26 campaign earned Spence a place in Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad and the versatile 25-year-old proved one of England’s breakout stars with a series of eye-catching performances in the knockout stages.

However, according to The Sun, Spence is not necessarily a guaranteed starter at Tottenham heading into the new season, with Pedro Porro and Andy Robertson believed to be Roberto De Zerbi’s favoured full-backs.

It’s claimed Tottenham are ‘open’ to the prospect of selling Spence and would be prepared to do business should they receive an offer in the region of £35m before the transfer deadline.

The report states that Liverpool are among the clubs monitoring the situation as they scour the market for defensive reinforcements, ready to pounce should an opportunity present itself.

Spence enhanced his reputation at this summer’s World Cup (Picture: Getty)

The full-back was forced to play with a face mask to protect a broken jaw (Picture: Getty)

The Merseyside giants – led by new manager Andoni Iraola – are up against serious competition from within the Premier League and overseas for Spence, though, with both Inter Milan and AC Milan named as admirers.

Inter have already held discussions with Spence’s camp this summer having been alerted to the England international during his impressive half-a-season stint with Genoa two years ago.

Spence signed a new contract with Spurs last August, tying him to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until June 2028.

Spence has two years left on his current deal in north London (Picture: Getty)

Spurs have slapped a £35m price tag on Spence (Picture: Getty)

Last month, Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Spence ‘truly wanted to return’ to Serie A to replace Denzel Dumfries at Inter Milan.