Tottenham Hotspur defender Djed Spence has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan after the Serie A side made a formal bid, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Spurs have had a very busy summer transfer window, including the arrivals of defenders Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, and Jan Paul van Hecke, while first-choice right-back Pedro Porro has also signed a new long-term contract with the club.

Spence is understood to be available for a transfer despite a sensational World Cup campaign with England, with Destiny Udogie, Robertson, and Porro all ahead of him in the pecking order, and Inter have now made a move to take him back to Italy.

Inter Table Formal Bid for Spence

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According to Fabrizio Romano on X, Inter Milan have tabled a formal €30m (£25.6m) offer for the 25-year-old full-back, as they look to bring in a new option for manager Christian Chivu.

Spurs are understood to be demanding at least €35m (£30m) plus add-ons for the former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough star, and talks are ongoing between the clubs to find an agreement. But in a fresh update, it has also been revealed that Spence has agreed to contract terms with Inter, and a deal now looks closer than ever before to being completed.

Spence has attracted the interest of a number of clubs this summer, with Man Utd and Liverpool reportedly keen. However, Romano told the Market Madness podcast that Liverpool’s interest had been exaggerated and nothing was advanced.

Now Spence, who previously had a loan spell at Genoa, looks set to return to Serie A, with the clubs closing in on an agreement.

‘Frightening’ Spence a Surprising Spurs Exit

Spence was one of the shining lights for Tottenham last season as they narrowly avoided relegation, and he was praised by Ian Wright and Gary Neville as being the standout defender for England during the World Cup this summer too.

His pace is one of his biggest attributes, and it has seen former Arsenal legend David Seaman describe him as ‘frightening’.

“When I first saw him, when he first came in… he was a bit like when Kolo Toure came to Arsenal,” he said.

“He was like the schoolboy in the playground, just followed the ball everywhere, and Djed was getting like caught out of position quite a bit, but now he’s like (much better).

With limited games this season, it makes sense that he may play less and find himself on the sidelines. But it’s quite surprising to see that De Zerbi is willing to let him go, and Spurs are willing to let him go so cheaply since he has a contract until 2029.

It will be a blow for Spurs to lose a player of that quality, but a deal now seems to be on the verge of being done.

Michael Owen has predicted the final 2026/27 Premier League top six with the new season on the horizon.

The new campaign kicks off on Friday, August 21, when reigning champions Arsenal welcome newly-promoted Coventry City to the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners will be looking to retain their Premier League title once more, but Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea, all of which have new managers, will have title aspirations of their own.

Michael Carrick will be hoping to lead Manchester United to their first league title since 2013, while the likes of Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur will be dreaming of a top four finish.

Owen was recently asked by the Metro to predict his final top six in order, and, as things stand, he doesn’t have high hopes for former side Man United.

Michael Owen Thinks the Title Race Will be Wide Open

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Arsenal have been active in the transfer market, signing the likes of Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis to their already stacked squad. Owen has joined Peter Crouch in predicting Mikel Arteta’s side will retain their crown, but thinks there will be multiple challengers.

He said: “I think there can be a few title challengers this season.

“So Arsenal are favourites for sure, but it’s not a foregone conclusion that they win it comfortably.”

Michael Owen Thinks Man Utd Could Struggle as He Predicts Top Six

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United will think they have a real chance of winning the Premier League after finishing the 2025/26 campaign on fire. After being appointed in January 2026, Carrick won 12 of his 17 matches in charge to guide the Red Devils to a third-place finish.

However, Owen thinks they won’t be as good this season. He said:

“I don’t think the squad is there right now. They need to add a few more players to cope with the increased demands of all competitions, especially the Champions League.

“I would think Man Utd are looking to strengthen more and I would be surprised if they didn’t. So I am hoping they can add more quality, more depth to the squad as it’s a long season and so many games, especially in forward areas, with just [Benjamin] Sesko as the main striker.”

When asked to predict his top six in order, he replied:

Owen thinks Liverpool, Chelsea and City will all mount title challengers after appointing new managers this summer, but ultimately they will fall short.

He thinks United will slip to fifth, with Spurs just missing out on Champions League qualification. He doesn’t think Unai Emery’s Villa will crack the top six, while he also doesn’t fancy Bournemouth’s chances of replicating their sixth-place finish from 25/26.

Jose Mourinho once told a British footballer he was the “best player in the world”.

Mourinho is the subject of a fascinating new three-part Netflix docu-series about his illustrious managerial career. Unlike other managerial greats, Mourinho didn’t have the advantage of a top playing career behind him.

But that didn’t prevent him from becoming a legendary figure in the sport. He won the Champions League with FC Porto in 2004 and then led Chelsea to back-to-back Premier League titles.

Mourinho then moved to Inter Milan, where he won two Serie A titles and the Champions League, before moving to Real Madrid in 2010.

The Mourinho-Pep Guardiola rivalry followed, featuring a series of epic battles between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

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Mourinho eventually returned to Chelsea in 2013, winning another Premier League title, before ending up at Manchester United in 2016 – three years after he was set to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford but moved back to west London instead.

The 63-year-old has since coached Tottenham, AS Roma, Fenerbahce and Benfica before getting the call from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to return to the Bernabeu this summer after the Spanish giants endured a rare trophyless season.

Mourinho Hailed Former Chelsea Star as ‘Best in World’

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Over the course of his 26-year managerial career, Mourinho has coached many extraordinary players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane and so on.

But it was at Chelsea where he told one of his players: “You are the best player in the world”.

Speaking on MOURINHO, Frank Lampard said: “A few days before the start of the season, we go into the shower, and I end up on my own in the shower.

“I didn’t agree with it but I was like, ‘Well, thanks, boss.’

“And then he said, ‘You are the best player in the world but you can’t be yet because you haven’t got titles. And until you win titles, that won’t be the case’.

“I don’t ever think he thought I was the best player in the world because I wasn’t, but what he did was boosted me up. I was like, ‘wow, best player in the world. Jose Mourinho thinks so’.

“The second time he gave me a challenge: ‘you better win some titles, otherwise you’re not going to be’.

“It had one of the biggest effects on my life, and that’s a conversation in the shower. That shows you the power of good man management, I guess.” Watch the clip below:

Lampard went on to finish second in the voting for the 2005 Ballon d’Or award behind Barcelona legend Ronaldinho. He was also the runner-up behind the Brazilian in the voting for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year.

While Ronaldinho may have had the edge on Lampard at the time, there probably isn’t another footballer Mourinho would have swapped the England international for.