You could, but then Jed Wallace isn't going to improve significantly, with Spence you're investing in potential.5mill? You could buy Jed Wallace for 3 and have 2 mill in the bank for the price of Spence.
Do we need potential or do we need more quality now? We have a small squad and a small budget, I'm not sure we can afford to carry too many projects. There is also no guarantee that Spence will improve, his last season performances were generally very poor. He maybe had 2 good games and a handful of adequate performances out of 30+ matches. If he stays he really needs to knuckle down and train hard and be a sponge from other players and coaches. His first 15 appearances were positive but largely on his physical skills, he now needs to show a big improvement in technical and tactical.You could, but then Jed Wallace isn't going to improve significantly, with Spence you're investing in potential.
Everton looking most likely..West Ham, Everton in pursuit of Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence
West Ham are among a number of clubs who are interested in Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence, according to Telegraph journalist Mike McGrath.www.westhamzone.com
A bidding war would be niceEverton looking most likely..
It was £10 m to £5 m allegedlySure i read somewhere today his £5m asking price was being slashed and we would probably accept half that now