Overview
- The Athletic published a report Tuesday that Everton have placed Djed Spence on their summer shortlist and several outlets have since repeated the claim.
- Spence made 30 Premier League appearances with 23 starts in 2025–26 and is under contract at Tottenham until June 2029.
- Tottenham’s rebuild under Roberto De Zerbi, including the signings of Andy Robertson and Jan Paul van Hecke, is reported to have increased competition for full-back minutes.
- Everton are also monitoring other right-back options such as Arsenal’s Ben White and Strasbourg’s Guela Doue, with the latter seen as likely to be costly.
- No formal bid or agreement has been reported and Spence is focused on England’s World Cup campaign while Everton consider how quickly to move to fill the vacancy at Goodison Park.