Tottenham Hotspur are holding switch talks with Marseille over a midfielder, with a summer time transfer understood to be near completion.
Large modifications are anticipated at Spurs this summer time forward of Ange Postecoglou’s second season on the North London membership, with the Australian admitting earlier in 2024 that quite a few high-profile exits could be wanted together with new signings.
After a powerful begin in 2023/24, Tottenham light within the second half of the season after an harm disaster which meant the perimeter gamers needed to are available in, and the following dip in type and outcomes confirmed a number of of these appear unsuited to Postecoglou’s concepts.
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One participant who doesn’t appear to be fairly in tune with the Australian’s model of play is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and the Danish midfielder now appears near a transfer away from N17.
In keeping with Fabrizio Romano, the Dane is anticipated to hitch Olympique Marseille, with a transfer to the Ligue 1 aspect “nearly performed” for the 28-year-old.
“Settlement in place with the participant and in addition nearly performed with Tottenham, now engaged on last particulars,” Romano wrote on X (previously Twitter).
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Hojbjerg signed for Spurs from Southampton in 2020 and the Danish midfielder has revamped 180 appearances for the Lilywhites in that point.
If a transfer to Marseille is accomplished, he’ll be a part of former Manchester United attacker Mason Greenwood and ex-Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi in a brand new period at Stade Velodrome.
In FourFourTwo‘s view, that is most likely optimistic for Tottenham, relying on the charge. Hojbjerg has all the time given completely the whole lot for Spurs, however he isn’t actually a Postecoglou participant and his sale ought to increase much-needed funds for different targets this summer time. In the meantime, Marseille can even be getting a top quality and dedicated midfielder who ought to do rather well in Ligue 1.