Tottenham Hotspur returned to the top four in the Premier League with a thrilling and at times chaotic home win over Brentford.
The visitors took the lead at half-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a goal from Neal Maupay.
But Tottenham nullified the Bees after the break with three goals in eight minutes, scored by Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Richarlison.
Ivan Toney equalised after a terrific Udogie goal, but Spurs held on to return to the top four for the first time since 2024 after Ange Postecoglou’s side were relegated from the Champions League on 28 December after a 4-2 defeat to Brighton.
It was a frenetic game with 28 shots from both teams, which saw Spurs tangle with Brentford in the first half before pulling away with an early blitz in the second half.
A day after his lawyer said this, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg confirmed it: he is staying at Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season and will not be leaving the club in the January transfer window, either on loan or otherwise.
Hojbjerg has been constantly linked with leaving the club almost ever since Ange Postecoglou came to the club, but “links”, as we know well, don’t always lead to transfers. Hojbjerg has been the subject of interest from a number of clubs, mostly from Italy, but few have had the financial liquidity to make him a concrete offer and Spurs have been unwilling to allow him to leave other than on a permanent basis or as a loan with an obligation to buy at the end.
So he stays! And that’s fine. Hojbjerg staying probably means Tottenham won’t be approaching Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher today (famous last words, I know), but with the squad finally healthy and fewer games played this season, Hojbjerg is still a great rotation and substitution option in the middle of Spurs’ midfield and he feels he can still contribute something.
“I definitely feel I can help the team. The key is to play for something. I’ve always said in the past, as I’m saying now, that I’m driven by the goal, that I’m fighting for something, and I definitely feel Tottenham are fighting for something.”
He may not be a complete piece of the puzzle for Ange-Ball, but he’s still a perfectly good player. We should almost certainly expect to be back on the transfer rumour merry-go-round at the end of the season.