Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has heaped reward on Tottenham Hotspur defender Djed Spence.
The 25-year-old joined the Lilywhites from Middlesbrough again in 2022. Nonetheless, he initially struggled to search out his ft within the Premier League, so he went out on mortgage a number of instances to play repeatedly and develop his profession.
Ultimately, former Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou gave him the chance to show himself final time period, and he displayed glimpses of his qualities, serving to his facet win the Europa League.
Amid Future Udogie’s harm absence, the defender has began all three Premier League video games for Tottenham this season. After being impressed by Spence’s current shows, Thomas Tuchel chosen him for the England nationwide crew for this month’s worldwide fixtures. He even made his debut in opposition to Serbia, the place the Three Lions gained the sport 5-0.
Now, on his YouTube channel, Ferdinand says that Spence is ‘primed’ and is able to take over Kyle Walker’s place within the England crew, as he’s very fast and is comfy in both fullback place.
The previous defender claims that the 25-year-old is the perfect one-versus-one defender England at present have within the fullback place, and there’s no one near him on this regard.
Pundit lauds Spence
Ferdinand mentioned:
“I feel Djed Spence is primed and able to take over the Kyle Walker position. He can play proper and left again, and for those who play proper of the three, he’s so fast he can play proper of the three. He’s the primary one-versus-one defender within the England squad proper now – nobody comes close to him.”
Tottenham at present have Pedro Porro, Spence, Udogie, and Ben Davies as choices for the fullback place. Nonetheless, Davies has discovered it troublesome to play repeatedly in recent times, whereas Udogie has struggled with health issues.
So, though Spurs are wanting well-stocked within the fullback place, they might do with including depth to this space. Particularly on condition that Davies has entered his 30s and his current deal is ready to run out on the finish of this season.
Spence, valued at round £17m by Transfermarkt, has primarily performed as a second fiddle to Udogie at Tottenham, however the Italian has recovered from his downside and is on the market once more. So, it will be attention-grabbing to see whether or not the Englishman can maintain his place in Thomas Frank’s first eleven.
