Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder says Djed Spence has expressed his desire to leave, and he expects that to happen, but the player will be expected to report back for pre-season training if no deal is struck with Tottenham before then.
The 21-year-old right wing-back helped Nottingham Forest gain promotion to the Premier League during an eye-catching season on loan with Steve Cooper's side in the Championship. Spence is understood to be keen on a move to Spurs, but the north London club are yet to push through their attempts to prise him away from Boro.
Wilder namechecked Tottenham repeatedly when speaking about Spence and indicated that the player does want to join Antonio Conte's side. The Boro boss also stated that while he does expect a deal to happen for the right wing-back to leave the club, currently, nothing has progressed.
