Football is underway again, and once the bickering informed negotiations are concluded, then English football will be able to join the party.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has been a much-discussed transfer target for Tottenham, and Football Insider now believes that the 24-year-old has declined numerous attempts by Southampton to get him to sign an extension to stay at St Mary’s.
Højbjerg reportedly also hired the services of super-agent Pini Zahavi, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, hardly an indication of a player being settled with his lot. The player has a lot to offer, with experience beyond the Premier League, he picked up a Champions League winner’s medal at Bayern Munich.
As far as a 24-year-old holding midfielder goes, Spurs could do with one. Eric Dier hasn’t really worked, and on occasion, it is still confusing to understand precisely what role Harry Winks plays.
Such a deal would certainly fit the template for Mourinho in a post Coronavirus landscape, Pierre’s contract expires in the summer of 2021 and Southampton are not a side that one would imagine having weathered the economic storm so well that concessions could be refused.
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