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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs are the overwhelming ‘favourites’ to sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this summer"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-spurs-are-the-overwhelming-favourites-to-sign-pierre-emile-hojbjerg-this-summer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Ward"
section: "Opinion"
published: "2020-07-21T08:20:14Z"
modified: "2020-07-21T08:20:14Z"
---

# Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs are the overwhelming ‘favourites’ to sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this summer

**Tottenham Hotspur are the overwhelming ‘favourites’ to sign Southampton star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this summer, reports say.**

[Jose Mourinho](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11921706/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-tottenham-want-southampton-captain-in-late-move) has identified Hojbjerg as the missing piece of the puzzle he needs to rebuild Tottenham’s midfield.

According to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/1934962/2020/07/19/hojbjerg-comparison-everton-midfield-ancelotti/), as relayed by [Ricky Sacks](https://twitter.com/RickSpur/status/1284780111498280960), Spurs are the front-runners to complete his signing in the summer, amid interest from Everton.

Carlo Ancelotti has wasted no time at all in trying to sign [the Danish international](https://theathletic.com/1934962/2020/07/19/hojbjerg-comparison-everton-midfield-ancelotti/), as the Toffees have already submitted a £14m bid for his signature.

Southampton initially valued him at £25m in [January](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-tottenham-calling-every-day-as-bid-to-sign-pl-star-intensifies/), although they are now willing to accept £20m for him as circumstances have changed, but Everton’s offer has still fallen short.

[The Dane](https://theathletic.com/1934962/2020/07/19/hojbjerg-comparison-everton-midfield-ancelotti/) has set his sights on a move to Spurs over any other club, as he is keen to learn from [Mourinho](https://theathletic.com/1934962/2020/07/19/hojbjerg-comparison-everton-midfield-ancelotti/).

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Hojberg, 24, has played 33 games in [the Premier League](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/101859/Show/Pierre-Emile-H%C3%B8jbjerg) this season, supplying one assist, taking 1.4 shots, winning 2.4 tackles and completing 1.5 clearances per game on average (stats provided by [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/101859/Show/Pierre-Emile-H%C3%B8jbjerg)).

Ralph Hassenhuttl removed the captain’s armband from the midfielder after he refused to sign a new deal at St Mary’s, and he even suffered the ignominy of [being dropped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pierre-emile-hojbjerg/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/167799/verein/180) from the squad altogether, although he played the full 90 minutes at right-back in [the 1-1 draw](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pierre-emile-hojbjerg/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/167799/verein/180) with Brighton.

While he will not be available for [a cut-price deal](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tottenham-hotspur-weigh-up-move-for-southamptons-pierre-emile-hojbjerg-gwjd8hcdj) as Spurs had initially hoped, he should be more than affordable, as Daniel Levy spent £53.8m on [Tanguy Ndombele](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48841318) last year.

A move for Hojbjerg could see Kyle Walker-Peters head in the opposite direction, although [the Lilywhites](https://theathletic.com/1934962/2020/07/19/hojbjerg-comparison-everton-midfield-ancelotti/) have not launched a formal bid as of yet.

Spurs could see a changing of the guard if Hojbjerg arrives in north London in the summer, as former Pochettino favourite [Harry Winks](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/harry-winks-tottenham-future-doubt-22376928) could be forced to make way, while questions remain over [Ndombele’s future](https://theathletic.com/1891033/) at the club.

***Tottenham fans, do you think Daniel Levy should sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the summer? Let us know down below!***