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

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| Assistant Sports Editor Published August 6, 2026 1:20pm Updated August 6, 2026 1:22pm 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. 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.

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 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. As one of Tottenham’s many World Cup participants, Spence was not included in De Zerbi’s touring party to New Zealand and Australia for the club’s pre-season clashes against Auckland FC, Sydney FC and Chelsea.