In talks: Conte can unearth a new £83m talent as Spurs move for "unbelievable" signing - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a deal to bring Djed Spence to the Premier League in the summer transfer window.

That’s according to a report by Football Insider, who claim that a recruitment source has revealed that Fabio Paratici has now opened talks with Middlesbrough regarding a deal for the right-back, with Antonio Conte believed to have made the Nottingham Forest loanee one of his priority targets ahead of Tottenham’s 2022/23 campaign.

However, the report goes on to state that Spurs’ north London rivals Arsenal are also interested in a move for the 21-year-old, who is expected to be made available to sign for a figure of around £10m this summer.

Considering just how impressive Spence has been while on loan at Forest this season, it is not difficult to understand why Conte would be interested in a deal to bring the full-back to north London this summer.

Indeed, over his 41 Championship appearances for Steve Cooper’s side this term, the £7.2m-rated talent has been a revelation in the Reds backline, scoring two goals, registering four assists and creating six big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 0.6 shots, making 1.1 key passes and completing 1.8 dribbles per game.

The £4.4k-per-week right-back has also impressed in a defensive capacity, making an average of 1.5 tackles, 1.6 interceptions, 0.2 blocks and winning 5.8 duels per fixture, in addition to boasting a pass completion rate of 75.8%.

These returns have seen the 21-year-old who Danny Green dubbed an “unreal player” and Neil Warnock claimed has “all the tools” average a quite astonishing WhoScored match rating of 7.06, ranking him as Forest’s sixth-best performer in the second tier – playing a key role in the Garibaldi’s run to the