{"id":285858,"date":"2023-08-29T08:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=285858"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:22:12","slug":"leeds-want-leicesters-luke-thomas-and-tottenhams-djed-spence-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/leeds-want-leicesters-luke-thomas-and-tottenhams-djed-spence-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds want Leicester&apos;s Luke Thomas and Tottenham&apos;s Djed Spence on loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Leeds approach Leicester and Tottenham over loan deals for Luke Thomas and Djed Spence &#8211; as the Yorkshire club look to bolster their full-back options ahead of deadline day<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Leicester have favoured Callum Doyle over Luke Thomas at left-back this season<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Meanwhile, Djed Spence has struggled for game time since moving to Spurs<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Would Mohamed Salah &#8216;do the dirty&#8217; on Liverpool by leaving? And what about Man United &#8216;diving&#8217;?: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off, Mail Sport&#8217;s new podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leeds United have asked about loan deals for Leicester City left-back Luke Thomas and Tottenham&#8217;s Djed Spence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Championship side are keen to bolster their options at full-back following their relegation from the top flight, despite keeping hold of Junior Firpo and Luke Ayling and adding former Norwich star Sam Byram on a free transfer this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds have endured a mixed bag of results to start the Championship season, winning and losing once and drawing twice under Daniel Farke.<\/p>\n<p>Leaking goals is continuing to prove an issue for the Yorkshire club following their relegation, with Leeds conceding seven times in just four matches.<\/p>\n<p>Farke&#8217;s side edged out an enthralling 4-3 draw away at Ipswich last weekend and take on bottom-of-the-league Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/08\/74822911-12456015-image-a-4_1693294912166.jpg\" height=\"463\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United have approached Tottenham to ask about a loan deal for right-back Djed Spence<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/08\/74822909-12456015-image-a-1_1693294848056.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Championship outfit have also opened talks with Leicester over a loan for Luke Thomas<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City academy graduate Callum Doyle has been preferred to Thomas at left-back so far this season at Leicester, which has prompted Leeds to ask about the 22-year-old&#8217;s availability.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Djed Spence has struggled for game time at Tottenham since his move to north London from Middlesbrough last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old star seems to be Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s third choice at right-back given that both Pedro Porro and Emerson Royal have already started Premier League matches this season.<\/p>\n<p>Spence excelled during the 2021-22 campaign while on loan at Nottingham Forest, registering two goals and five assists during Steve Cooper&#8217;s promotion season in the Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/08\/74822913-12456015-image-m-5_1693294915339.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United boss Daniel Farke carved out an important 4-3 win away at Ipswich last weekend<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12456015\/Leeds-approach-Leicester-Tottenham-loan-deals-Luke-Thomas-Djed-Spence-Yorkshire-club-look-bolster-options-ahead-deadline-day.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds approach Leicester and Tottenham over loan deals for Luke Thomas and Djed Spence &#8211; 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