Journalist Paul Brown is convinced that Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will not be at Tottenham Hotspur at the start of next season, insisting that the Lilywhites have been open to selling the midfielder for the right fee in the last two transfer windows.
In the January transfer window, Hojbjerg was rumoured as a target for Juventus (Gazzetta dello Sport), Ajax (The Athletic) and Napoli (Gianluca Di Marzio), but in the end he did not come particularly close to leaving the club.
With Ange Postecoglou now having a fully-fit midfield to choose from, the Dane may find it difficult to come up with appearances over the next few months, but he is still a valuable option on the bench for the Australian, especially if his team wants to get to victory.
Speculation over the 28-year-old’s future has continued since the January window closed, with Il Bianconero reporting last week that Juve are considering a re-transfer of the former Southampton player next summer.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is leaving in the summer:
Hojbjerg will definitely leave the north London club if Postecoglou is still in charge in the summer, which Brown also agrees with.
“I think Hojbjerg will almost certainly leave Tottenham in the summer. He has been available for the right price in the last two windows. He is ready to move on if a new challenge arises.
“He is not first choice in his position and I think at this stage of his career he wants to play somewhere where he can start week in week out.
“Three or four big clubs have been sniffing around him for the last few months and I think he would jump at the chance to join them. None of them were willing to sign him on a permanent deal for the money Spurs wanted.
“They were mainly looking at loans, which Tottenham are not interested in. But I think that might change in the summer. His price will come down a bit because he has less time left on his contract and I think he will probably leave.”
Hojbjerg will only have a year left on his contract at the end of the season and it doesn’t take a genius to predict that this will be the Dane’s last season at Tottenham. With Oliver Skipp struggling for playing time, the Englishman could also leave the door in the summer.