Tottenham Hotspur are holding switch talks with Marseille over a midfielder, with a summer time transfer understood to be near completion.
Huge 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 lot of high-profile exits could be wanted together with new signings.
After a powerful begin in 2023/24, Tottenham pale within the second half of the season after an damage disaster which meant the perimeter gamers needed to are available in, and the next 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 type of play is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and the Danish midfielder now appears near a transfer away from N17.
Based on Fabrizio Romano, the Dane is predicted 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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Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg celebrates Tottenham’s win over Marseille within the Champions League in November 2022. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Hojbjerg signed for Spurs from Southampton in 2020 and the Danish midfielder has remodeled 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 price. Hojbjerg has all the time given completely every part for Spurs, however he’s not actually a Postecoglou participant and his sale ought to elevate much-needed funds for different targets this summer time. In the meantime, Marseille may also be getting a top quality and dedicated midfielder who ought to do rather well in Ligue 1.
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Tottenham have made contact for French wonderkid – who has obtained public backing from Thierry Henry, whereas the north Londoners are within the ‘last levels’ of finishing main summer time signing.
They’re additionally eager on hijacking an Arsenal switch, whose transfer to the Emirates Stadium nonetheless hasn’t crossed the road.
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