Djed Spence, Inter Milan and Liverpool’s Risky Transfer Gamble This Summer
Inter Milan’s interest in Djed Spence matters to Liverpool, even if Liverpool are not currently pushing to sign him. That is the point here. This is less about a live bidding war and more about what it says regarding Liverpool’s squad planning, the market, and the dangers of pretending depth problems do not exist.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Inter remain interested in Spence, but there is a catch. As Romano put it, “too expensive”. That means the Italian champions like the player, but not at Tottenham’s current terms. If Spurs soften their stance, Inter could move. If they do, Liverpool would lose a plausible solution in a position where practical options are thin.
🚨⚫️🔵 Inter remain keen on Djed Spence as right wing back, as revealed last night.
It depends on deal conditions as currently seen as too expensive but Inter remain attentive if Spurs open doors in the upcoming weeks.
🎥 From last night: https://t.co/nWnwSNLRDV pic.twitter.com/Ia9lKXnPPk
Inter Milan Interest Raises Obvious Liverpool Question
This is where the conversation becomes awkward. Liverpool being linked in passing to Spence and then doing nothing is familiar. Clubs scan the market all the time, but serious teams also act when there is an obvious squad need. Right-back and defensive cover fall squarely into that category.
Spence at around £35m is not cheap, but this is the Premier League market in 2026. Homegrown players with top-flight experience cost money. Complaining about the fee while accepting the wider inflation of the market is pointless. Either you rate him as a useful fit, or you do not. If you do, then waiting around while another Champions League club circles is poor business.
Inter’s stance also echoes their pursuit of Curtis Jones. In both cases, they appear interested, but only if the terms become favourable. Fair enough. That is how competent clubs operate. Liverpool should be doing exactly the same, only with a clearer sense of urgency about their own needs.
Djed Spence Would Solve a Real Squad Problem
Spence may not be a glamour signing, but he looks like a functional one. That matters. Liverpool do not need every deal to be a headline. They need bodies who can play, stay fit, and give the head coach reliable options across a long season.
Andoni Iraola has arrived into a situation that requires realism. The idea that a demanding, high-intensity approach can be sustained without enough depth is fantasy. It sounds fine in a planning meeting. It tends to fall apart by October.
There are already fitness concerns in this squad, and there are already too many moving parts in defence. If Conor Bradley is unavailable, if Joe Gomez is struggling, if cover elsewhere remains uncertain, then the issue is not theoretical. It is immediate. Spence would not fix every problem, but he would reduce one of them.
Liverpool Cannot Keep Planning for Perfect Fitness
This is the central problem with the current mood around Liverpool’s summer. Too much of it depends on the best-case scenario. Best-case scenario squad management usually ends badly in England, because the schedule is unforgiving and the margin for error is tiny.
Liverpool won the Premier League under Arne Slot in 2024-25, then collapsed badly enough for him to be sacked in May 2026. That should have been a reminder that thin squads and optimistic assumptions catch up with you. Iraola now needs support, not theory.
If Inter Milan do end up getting Spence because Tottenham make the deal workable, Liverpool may shrug and say he was never a priority. Maybe so. But when a sensible squad option disappears from the market while your own depth remains questionable, that explanation starts to sound hollow.
Our View
From a relaxed Liverpool fan’s perspective, this report is frustrating because it feels very believable. Not dramatic, not scandalous, just another example of Liverpool seeming a bit too calm about obvious squad issues.
No one is saying Djed Spence is the answer to everything. He is not some transformative signing who changes the whole season on his own. But that is almost the point. Good squads are built on sensible players who cover problems before they become crises. Liverpool have had enough seasons where injuries pile up, everyone acts surprised, and the manager is left patching holes every week.
Inter looking at Spence makes perfect sense. They see a useful player and they are testing the conditions. Liverpool should be doing the same, only with more intent. Supporters can accept missing out on elite targets because those deals are complicated. Missing out on practical targets while hoping everyone stays fit is harder to defend.
Iraola is walking into a big job with big expectations. He needs a squad that can run, press and rotate. If the club genuinely believe the current group is enough, then they are taking a gamble. Maybe it comes off. Maybe the injuries are kind and the depth holds. But Liverpool fans have watched this film before, and usually the ending is messy.
If Spence goes elsewhere and Liverpool still fail to add the right cover, supporters will be entitled to ask why a clear need was left sitting there in plain sight.
Source: Fabrizio Romano
