Tottenham Hotspur could make another two or three new signings this summer transfer window...
What's the word?
That's according to Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge, who delivered a fresh update live on air on Tuesday afternoon. He said on the Sky Sports Transfer Centre:
"I think maybe two or three more [new signings].
"Djed Spence is widely known [as a target], they want at right wing-back, they're still negotiating a fee with Middlesbrough. The player wants to come, so Spurs and I imagine Chris Wilder and Boro want to get this done as quickly as possible.
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"Djed Spence wasn't part of Middlesbrough's pre-season training camp in Portugal, so I expect that to happen.
"I think they want a more attack-minded central midfielder - someone a bit more creative.
"I thought maybe at the start of the summer that might have been Christian Eriksen but hearing from a couple of people that they think Christian Eriksen is looking for maybe a new challenge. Spurs is maybe not a new challenge for him as he was there for seven, eight years."
Conte will be buzzing
With the Lilywhites competing in the Champions League this season, it would make sense to add strength in depth to the squad, enough to make them challenge on all fronts.
It would allow manager Antonio Conte to rotate his side without losing out on quality. The toll of two matches per week, after a rigorous pre-season camp, could easily take its toll by Christmas.
Spurs have already added some key names to the side, such as Richarlison from Everton and Yves Bissouma from Brighton. Two experienced Premier League talents that only bolster already-stacked departments.
Meanwhile, the likes of Ivan Perisic and Clement Lenglet provide the Italian with solutions to gaps in the squad.
In total, the north Londoners have made five signings, so if Bridge's claim turns out to be true, then sporting director Fabio Paratici and chairman Daniel Levy could well hit the seven or eight mark, for the first time in a very long time.
Spence is likely to be one of those additions, as Bridge explains, whilst a new no.10 or creative-minded midfielder wouldn't go amiss given the struggles of Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso, who could both leave permanently, too.
Either way, Conte has been backed to the hill this summer and their spending spree isn't done yet, so you have to presume that he's absolutely buzzing with their business.
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