TOTTENHAM star Djed Spence has completed his loan move to Rennes.
Spence, 22, is down the pecking order in North London and will spend the second half of the season in France.
Spence arrived at Tottenham from Middlesbrough for £20m last summer.
But Antonio Conte soon revealed that he was signed by the club rather than himself.
And he’s hardly had a look in this season.
Spence hasn’t started a single game in any competition and has been on the pitch for just 41 minutes across six outings.
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And he’s been an unused substitute on 14 occasions.
This comes despite Matt Doherty, who’s set to join Atletico Madrid, and Emerson Royal being unable to nail down a regular place themselves.
A host of clubs, including Leicester, Brentford and Crystal Palace have all been keen on a loan deal this month.
But we exclusively revealed how his exit was being held up due to Spurs’ refusal to include an option to buy.
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And Spence has now headed to France, where he will link up with Joe Rodon, who’s been with Rennes since the summer.
His new side are just six points outside of the Champions League places and the England Under-21 ace will have the chance to play in Europe with a Europa League play-off to come against Fenerbahce.
With many Tottenham fans disappointed with how the last seven months have panned out, several have been reacting on social media.
One said: “Will be great for his development, Conte definitely wasn’t going to play him.”
A second said: “Of all the apparent offers to take him on loan I’m a bit surprised and disappointed to see him go there.”
A third chimed in with: “Make zero sense to me, but at least Rennes are competitive in Ligue 1 and hopefully that’s enough for Conte to see his value.”
Another said: “I just cannot get my head around not sending him to a Prem team to actually develop him for our first team!”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
