Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed they’ve reached an settlement with Marseille for the switch of midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on an preliminary mortgage deal earlier than it turns into everlasting subsequent 12 months.
Spurs introduced within the Denmark worldwide from Southampton below former supervisor Jose Mourinho in 2020 and he rapidly grew to become a pivotal member of their beginning XI, additionally that includes often below successor Antonio Conte.
Nonetheless, he was demoted to a fringe position upon Ange Postecoglou’s arrival final 12 months, making solely eight begins within the 2023/24 Premier League with the likes of Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur all most well-liked forward of him.
An announcement from Spurs reads: “We’ve reached settlement with Olympique de Marseille for the mortgage of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for the 2024/25 season, with an obligation that may see the transfer develop into everlasting.
“We want Pierre all one of the best for the longer term.”
Hojbjerg made 184 appearances in all competitions throughout his 4 seasons in north London, scoring ten objectives. A type of strikes coincidentally got here towards his new membership, securing Spurs’ place within the knockout levels of the 2022/23 Champions League with a Ninety fifth-minute winner on the Stade Velodrome.
He featured at Euro 2024 for Denmark and had not performed an element in both of Tottenham’s pre-season wins towards Hearts and Queens Park Rangers in consequence.
New arrivals Archie Grey and Lucas Bergvall, who’re each solely 18 years of age, are anticipated to play fringe roles within the upcoming marketing campaign, with Bissouma, Sarr and Bentancur all prone to characteristic prominently alongside James Maddison additional ahead.
Hojbjerg is the most recent summer season signing for Roberto De Zerbi at Marseille after the Ligue 1 membership confirmed a deal for Manchester United ahead Mason Greenwood. Earlier prime scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lately departed for Saudi Professional League membership Al Qadsiah.