{"id":522184,"date":"2023-08-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=522184"},"modified":"2023-08-04T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:00:00","slug":"sources-pierre-emile-hojberg-set-to-agree-surprise-tottenham-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-pierre-emile-hojberg-set-to-agree-surprise-tottenham-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Pierre-Emile Hojberg set to agree &#8216;surprise&#8217; Tottenham move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is closing in on a move to Atletico Madrid, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 27-year-old&#8217;s potential exit will come as a surprise to some, considering his role as a favourite under previous Spurs managers Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Hojbjerg&#8217;s three-year affiliation with Tottenham looks set to end in the final month of the window if Atleti can complete the formalities of a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 DONE DEAL! | Tottenham to make \u00a330MILLION signing, Harry Kane update - O&#039;Rourke\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GwkIMDQWO58?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Denmark international has become a nailed-on starter for the Lilywhites in the last 12 months &#8211; starting in each of his 37 appearances in the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hojbjerg&#8217;s potential exit will reduce the cover in Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s midfield even further &#8211; with Rodrigo Bentancur still out with a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yves Bissouma, who joined from Brighton last summer (2022), failed to live up to expectations in his first season at the club &#8211; making just 10 league starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youngsters Oliver Skipp and Pape Matar Sarr are also set for a big role under Postecoglou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hojbjerg has racked up 145 appearances for Spurs since joining from Southampton in 2020 &#8211; notching 10 goals and 16 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which nets him a <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8b04d6c1\/Pierre-Hojbjerg\">reported<\/a> wage of \u00a3100,000-a-week, is set to expire in June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur-1024x666.jpeg\" alt=\"Tottenham\" class=\"wp-image-473389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur-1140x741.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur-750x488.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/Rodrigo-Bentancur.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rodrigo Bentancur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 65-cap Denmark star has amassed 218 top-flight appearances during his time in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spurs start their new season against Brentford next Sunday (13 August).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-tottenham-accelerate-edmond-tapsoba-move-after-deal-agreed\/\">Tottenham accelerate centre-back move after deal agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is closing in on a move to Atletico Madrid, sources have told Football Insider. 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