Leeds United transfer latest: Whites exercise recall option to allow Djed Spence to return to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur — Yorkshire Post 4/1/24
LEEDS UNITED have announced that right-back Djed Spence has returned to Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur after his season-long loan deal at Elland Road was terminated early.
By Leon Wobschall
Leeds exercised a recall clause in the contract, allowing
Spence to head back to Spurs.
A statement read: “Leeds United can confirm that Djed Spence
has returned to Tottenham Hotspur, bringing his loan spell with the club to an
end.
"We would like to thank Djed for his efforts while at
Elland Road and we wish him well for his future career.”
Spence, 23, who started his professional career at
Middlesbrough after a previous spell at Fulham’s academy, has struggled to make
an impact at Leeds and made just seven appearances.
After signing towards the end of the summer window, Spence
soon hurt his knee in training in mid-September.
Spence, who excelled in a season-long loan at Nottingham
Forest in 2021-22 - in a campaign which saw the East Midlanders promoted to the
top-flight - had made his debut late on from the bench in the home game with
Sheffield Wednesday on September 2 before the first international break of
2023-24.
The Londoner returned to training in November after injury
and made his first-team return from the bench in the 2-0 win at Blackburn
Rovers on December 2.
Spence went onto start five games last month, with his final
appearance for the club being in the 1-0 reverse at West Brom on December 29.
