Djed Spence likely to remain as Middlesbrough reject Tottenham advances
Tottenham Hotspurs have had two bids rejected in their pursuit of Middlesbrough wing-back Djed Spence.
Spence is currently on loan with Nottingham Forest until the end of the season. However, his strong performances have attracted interest from within the Premier League. Despite this, it seems the 21-year-old will remain with Forest as Boro have rejected two offers for his services.
As reported by ESPN, the two bids submitted by Spurs fell “considerably” short of Boro’s £15m valuation.
And with the 11PM deadline looming, it seems unlikely an improved offer will be made until summer.
Chris Wilder was initially expected to recall Spence to his squad this month.
However, plans changed when Spence made it clear to the club he wished to remain at the City Ground.
Wilder explained to BBC Radio Tees: “Djed wanted to stay at Nottingham Forest so I’ve got to think about the chemistry and the harmony of the changing room as well. Do I want an unhappy player here?
“And he would be. He’s made that perfectly clear to me that he wants to stay there. I hope I’m not chucking him under the bus. I understand his position. It’s going well for him and he wants to continue that.
“The spirit of the group is important to me and I don’t want players who don’t want to be here and would rather be somewhere else.
“I’d like to think the fans will trust me and the decisions I make for the football club.”
Boro loanee impresses in non-league debut
Exciting Middlesbrough youngster Cal Kavanagh impressed during his Harrogate Town debut on Saturday.
Kavanagh featured in the last 20 minutes as Harrogate were beaten 3-0 by Stevenage Town.
However, boss Simon Weaver admitted he is impressed with how the Ireland youth international has conducted himself so far at Harrogate.
He told the Harrogate Advertiser: “I think he’s showed personality straight away.
“He was running in behind, he got his body in, he’s got good physique for someone so young.
“He’s going to have a rawness about him. As I said in the changing room, yes he could have identified the man [Jack Diamond] and played him in, executed the pass to set him free, but I’ll put up with that because there’s that edge to him that runs 100 mph, chases everything down.”
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