SOUTHAMPTON star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has his heart set on a move to Tottenham Hotspur, according to reports.
The Dane has also been strongly linked with Everton, after the Toffees launched a £25million bid.
Hojbjerg, 24, has only one year remaining on his Southampton contractCredit: AFP or licensors
But it appears that Hojbjerg would rather move to North London.
According to the Liverpool Echo, the 24-year-old has made it clear to Everton on more than one occasion that he wants to join Spurs.
But undeterred, Carlo Ancelotti’s side have continued to try and negotiate a deal for the former Bayern Munich midfielder.
The Italian had been in charge of the Bundesliga champions for just ten days in 2016 when Hojbjerg was allowed to be sold to Southampton.
But the 61-year-old’s hopes of a reunion at Goodison have been dashed by the player’s desire to move to Tottenham instead.
Hojbjerg was stripped of the Saints captaincy earlier this season following speculation surrounding his feature.
He now has just 12 months remaining on his deal on the South Coast, and has made it clear that he will not be signing a new one.
Spurs are believed to have entered negotiations with the Saints over their former skipper, although agreeing a fee could be difficult given the financial shackles of the coronavirus pandemic.
If somebody else wants to get him, then they must make a make a good offer.
Ralph Hasenhuttl
It has been suggested that on-loan full-back Kyle Walker-Peters could be used as part of a deal.
And when asked about Hojbjerg’s potential departure, Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl was firm.
He said: “What can I say? I can say that we have a player here that has one more year contract and he’s our player, we’d like him to stay as long as he has a contract.
“If somebody else wants to get him, then they must make a make a good offer.
“And even then, we have to decide, we as a club, the player has to decide, so we have to find a win-win situation and then everybody is happy.
The Dane was stripped of the Saints captaincy earlier this season by boss HasenhuttlCredit: Reuters
“As long as we don’t have this, he is our player and he will stay with us.
“He wants to give everything as long as he is with us. This is what I expect because he is our player, he gets money from us, he’s paid by us. This is what he should do.
“About his future, he knows that there is some interest and hopefully, yeah, a club that wants him really shows that they want him. If not, he stays with us.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
