Tottenham target Djed Spence is not part of Middlesbrough's squad for their pre-season trip to Portugal ahead of the new Championship season. Excelling on loan for Nottingham Forest last campaign, Fabio Paratici is keen to bring the player to Spurs but the clubs have been unable to agree on a fee for the England U21 international so far.
Many expected Tottenham to have concluded a deal for the player ahead of their pre-season tour of South Korea, which the players departed for on Saturday evening. Tottenham have been incredibly busy in the transfer market so far this summer after signing five new players, with a new right wing-back remaining high on their priority list.
Returning to Middlesbrough's training base for pre-season training a fortnight ago, Spence wasn't involved for the Championship side on Friday evening when they beat National League outfit York City in a friendly. Heading off to Portugal 24 hours later for some warm-weather training, it wasn't known if the right wing-back would be part of the travelling party to the Algarve.
