Tottenham Hotspur’s Djed Spence spent the second half of last season on loan at Genoa, where he clocked in 853 minutes from 16 games.
The Serie A side have decided against using their €10m purchase option but are still keen to sign him this summer.
On June 5th, we covered claims from Italy that Genoa president Andres Blazquez made a trip to London to ask Tottenham to lower their demands to sell Spence.
This claim was backed up by Blazquez last weekend, who insisted that Genoa want to buy the right-back, but Ange Postecoglou’s side aren’t offering any discounts.
Calciomercato claim the north London club are standing firm and are not ready to lower Spence’s asking price below €10m.
According to Genoa sporting director Marco Ottolini, Tottenham’s stance means the club’s efforts to bring the 23-year-old back to the club have to be put on hold for the time being.
“I can’t say that the negotiation is closed because we have almost 55 market days ahead to try to get him back but as of today there are no conditions to renew,” he said.
This indicates the Italian club would only be willing to sign Spence if the Premier League side were to lower the asking price. Spurs have to find a solution for the player if he were to not return to Genoa.