Ange Postecoglou arrived at Tottenham Hotspur last summer and quickly started about rebuilding his squad and is expected to continue his work during the current window with hopefully plenty of incoming and departures.
AC Milan are still considering whether or not to push ahead with a move for Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this summer,
While there has been a lot said and written about Milan’s talks with Tottenham over a potential deal for Emerson Royal over the last few weeks, many Italian outlets have also credited the Serie A giants with an interest in Hojbjerg.
This includes an update by TuttoMercatoWeb, who revealed late last month that the Rossoneri are admirers of the Dane, but Spurs’ €15m asking price and the midfielder’s €3.3m per year salary might prove to be a stumbling block.
MilanNews24 have now said that Hojbjerg is still very much on Paulo Fonseca’s shortlist after his name was ‘proposed’ to the Milan boss earlier this summer.
However, the report adds that the club’s hierarchy ‘has not yet decided to sink the blow’ due to the high fee demanded by Tottenham for the player.
MilanNews also relay a quote from journalist Gianluigi Longari on SportItalia, where he suggests that Hojbjerg’s move to the San Siro could accelerate once Spurs bring more signings through the door.
The journalist is quoted as saying: “At the beginning of May we reported that the Rossoneri had also been offered the possibility of signing Hojbjerg.
“The Dane is not untouchable for Tottenham, but his price tag remains high at the moment.
“If Spurs were to complete some incoming signings, the discussion with Milan could be reinstated, after all his qualities are not to be questioned.”
Hojbjerg made the Tottenham starting eleven on just eight occasions in the Premier League last season and was brought off the bench 28 times having fallen behind the likes of Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur in the midfield pecking order (transfermarkt).
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One would expect Hojbjerg’s future to be sorted out within the next few weeks as neither Spurs nor the midfielder would want the saga to drag on.
At this point, it is unclear what the 28-year-old’s next destination is going to be, with none of the interested clubs appearing to have made an offer.
| Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s Premier League 2023/24 statistics – Spurs squad ranking | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stats | Output | Squad rank |
| Appearances | 8(28) | |
| Passing % | 88.6% | 13th |
| Tackles Per Game | 0.9 | 13th |
| Dribbles Per Game | 0.3 | 18th |
| Key Passes Per Game | 0.3 | 17th |
| Match rating | 6.32 | 22nd |
| Statistics via WhoScored – Correct as of 10/07/2024 | ||
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