Terms agreed: Spurs get green light to sign "combative" 21 y/o, Conte will be buzzing - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur have edged closer to pulling off another signing this summer…

As the north London outfit near a swoop for Everton forward Richarlison, who would become Antonio Conte’s fourth arrival of the transfer window, it appears that they have been given the green light to seal a fifth addition.

According to talkSPORT transfer expert Alex Crook, Spurs have agreed on personal terms with mooted target Djed Spence ahead of a potential move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

“It’s a long window, there’s still two months to go. There were more talks last week, they still haven’t yet been able to agree a fee, but I think it will happen,” he told GIVEMESPORT.

“Djed Spence has already agreed personal terms with Tottenham, it’s just a case of the two clubs coming together.”

With the Lilywhites competing in the Champions League this upcoming season, it’s hugely encouraging to see the board back their manager with an array of fresh faces, as strength in depth will be needed to compete on all fronts.

What will make Conte even happier is the fact that he could finally be getting a solution to the right wing-back problem that he inherited back in November when he took over from Nuno Santo in N17.

By January, it became pretty clear that the Italian head coach – who had won the Serie A title with Inter Milan a season earlier – did not trust his options in the role, as reported by The Times.

The 52-year-old targeted a move for Adama Traore prior to his loan switch to boyhood club Barcelona; seemingly he has been unconvinced by the attacking exploits of Emerson Royal, whilst Matt Doherty has been injured.

Spence is an interesting solution, just as football.london reporter Alasdair Gold once claimed, the 21-year-old dynamo “ticks the