As recently as this summer, Djed Spence’s Tottenham Hotspur career was as good as over. After being dubbed a “club signing” by Antonio Conte and foisted off on loan to whomever would take him, and dogged by allegations of a poor attitude, it looked like Djed was as good as gone in the summer transfer window.
But then something interesting happened — he started playing football in Tottenham’s preseason tour, and his performances started turning heads. Spence reportedly had a clear-the-air meeting with Ange Postecoglou this summer and turned his career around — he not only managed to keep his place in the team, but has shown he can be a useful utility player at both left and right back under Big Ange’s tactics.
Today, Djed’s redemption cycle is complete. The club announced that Spence has signed a contract extension at the club that will keep him in a Spurs shirt through summer 2028!
I still don’t understand the club leaving Spence out of this year’s Europa League squad for Fraser Forster and likely never will, but this is still excellent news and seems to reflect Tottenham’s trust and support for Djed and his football. I’m not convinced Spence is anything more than solid depth for Tottenham at this point, but solid depth is important, and Djed has already proven that he can do a job when called upon. That’s not anything to take lightly.
Honestly, I’m very pleased by this. Hopefully this is something that Spence can grab on to and use as further encouragement. Injuries to Pedro Porro, Ben Davies, and Destiny Udogie will come this season, and it’s nice to know that we have a solid reserve in place for the next several years to step in when needed. Redemption stories like this one don’t come along that often, and it’s quite nice to see this one happen.