As I’ve written before, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to Tottenham is as plausible a transfer rumour as you’ll find on the back pages right now.
- Spurs need a defensive midfielder and the 24-year-old is the right age profile, and has Premier League and Champions League experience.
- The Southampton skipper has admitted he is hungry to test himself at the next level in an interview with Danish outlet Sport1.
- Hojbjerg’s contract runs out in 2021 and he has no intention of signing fresh terms at St Mary’s, according to Football Insider.
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And now the Daily Star reports that the Saints are in financial trouble and face having to raise £100m in player sales if the club’s owner Gao Jisheng fails to sell his 80 per cent stake before the start of next season.
That means that Southampton could be under even more pressure to sell the Dane, unable to allow his value to drop as his contract winds down, which in turn likely makes a transfer economically viable for Spurs.
There’re no excuses for Levy not to get this done if Jose wants him.
