Buckle up Carty Freebirds, because the summer 2024 transfer window is officially open! And to celebrate, I have a rumor of a genuine transfer bid for a Tottenham Hotspur player to pass along. According to Fabrizio Romano, Serie A side Genoa has submitted a formal bid to purchase right back Djed Spence.
Now, as far as transfer rumors go that’s pretty light on detail. We know that Spence, whom former Spurs manager Antonio Conte called a “club signing” and who never really fit in at Spurs, spent the second half of the season on loan at Genoa amidst his marginalization from the first team squad and allegations of a poor attitude. We also know that Spence played pretty well in Italy as a defensive fullback, to the extent that for a while now Genoa has been making noises about trying to sign him permanently.
What we don’t know is much else beyond what’s in Romano’s tweet. How big is that bid? No idea. Are Spurs amenable to selling? Probably! Will it take more negotiations before we get a final decision? Possibly.
One of the biggest problems Spurs have had in past transfer windows has been regarding selling players, and a lot of the blame for that comes down to continental football clubs reeling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Things have settled down quite a bit in subsequent years, but Premier League clubs are still, generally speaking, a lot richer than their European counterparts. That likely means that whatever Genoa is bidding is probably less than what Spurs want or they might get from an English club. That said, I suspect if they get anything close to a good bid from a club that actually wants Djed Spence, they’ll probably take it or something close to it.
It’s hard to beat a transfer bid on the first day of the window. Let’s hope this is just the tip of the iceberg.