Djed Spence Completes Transfer to Inter Milan: A New Chapter

Djed Spence has closed the book on what he called a “special chapter” at Tottenham Hotspur, sealing a move to Inter Milan that underlines his rise from squad option to World Cup ever‑present.

The England right-back has signed a five-year contract at San Siro, with sources indicating Inter will pay around €30 million for the 26-year-old. He arrives as the chosen successor to Denzel Dumfries, who left for Real Madrid earlier in the summer, and walks into Italy on the back of the best year of his career.

Spence started all eight of England’s matches at the 2026 World Cup, including the semifinal defeat to Argentina and the third-place playoff win over France. His form in that run, after a late call-up by Thomas Tuchel, turned him from a useful Premier League full-back into a defender with serious continental value — and Spurs have decided this is the moment to cash in.

His farewell to north London carried the emotion of a player who knows what he is leaving behind.

“A special chapter comes to an end, It’s been some journey, with plenty of memories, moments and experiences that I’ll carry with me for forever, especially that night in Bilbao,” Spence wrote on social media, a clear nod to Tottenham’s Europa League triumph. “Thanks to all the staff members who’ve helped me along the way, the players who’ve become family & most importantly thank you to the fans. Time for a new chapter now, but Spurs will always have a place in my heart. COYS !!!”

That night in Bilbao stands as the defining highlight of his 85 appearances for the club, a European trophy in a period when Spurs have so often been accused of falling short when it matters.

Yet while the memories endure, the direction of the team has shifted. Roberto De Zerbi, preparing for his first full campaign in charge, never truly built his plans around Spence. ESPN previously reported that the Italian did not see him as essential for the coming season, and last month De Zerbi underlined his thinking by calling Pedro Porro the “best in the world” in the right-back role. The writing was on the wall.

Spence’s sale also fits a wider reshaping of the squad. Hours before his transfer to Inter was confirmed, Spurs announced that club captain Cristian Romero had completed a move to Atlético Madrid, another major departure from the spine of the side that lifted the Europa League.

On the opposite flank, Tottenham have moved quickly. Andy Robertson has arrived on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool, and the Scotland international is expected to play a major role at left-back. His duel with Destiny Udogie, fitness permitting after a disrupted preseason, will define one side of De Zerbi’s defence just as Porro locks down the other.

Spurs originally brought Spence in from Middlesbrough in July 2022 in a £19 million deal, structured with add-ons tied to international milestones. His England debut in September 2025 is understood to have triggered a £1m payment to Boro, and his subsequent surge into the World Cup spotlight only inflated his price further. Once he impressed in Qatar and then again in 2026, Tottenham knew they were holding a valuable asset.

Inter will not be his first taste of Italian football. Spence spent six months on loan at Genoa in 2024, a brief spell that now looks like a quiet prelude to a much bigger stage.

From Middlesbrough to Bilbao glory, from a fringe figure to England’s World Cup iron man, Spence leaves Spurs at his peak. Inter are betting that peak is only the beginning.