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da brwin： The Daily Echo’s Dan Sheldon has provided an update on the future of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
What’s the word, then?
Well, Sky Sports revealed on Thursday afternoon that Tottenham were interested in a late move for the Saints captain, who has also been of interest to Everton and Arsenal this month.
Sky Sports add that Spurs chiefs have ‘started in their efforts’ to lure the Denmark international to north London with just hours to go until the transfer deadline.
However, Sky Sports said Ralph Hasenhuttl revealed last Thursday that he doesn’t intend to let any players leave St Mary’s before Friday night’s deadline.
Højbjerg has made 22 Premier League starts for the Saints this season, and also appeared in the club’s last outing – coincidentally coming against Tottenham in a 1-1 FA Cup draw at St Mary’s.
What did Sheldon say?
The Daily Echo journalist revealed that Southampton have ‘no intention’ of letting the former Bayern Munich man leave the south coast this month – he actually said this summer, but immediately corrected himself!
Sheldon added that, apart from ‘a couple of youngsters possibly leaving on loan’, the Saints’ transfer business this month is as good as done, pouring cold water on Tottenham’s hopes of landing the 24-year-old midfielder.
Højbjerg arrived at St Mary’s from Bayern Munich in a deal worth £12.8m back in 2016, having previously won the Champions League and four Bundesliga titles while at the Allianz Arena.
It would be a real blow to lose the Dane with such little time to find a replacement, although Southampton’s negotiating stance isn’t as strong as it could possibly be.
Who is that?! Nobody has been able to name the teams all of these obscure managers were once in charge of…
Højbjerg has just 18 months remaining on his contract, and while there hasn’t been much news on a potential renewal, there have been some interesting snippets of information.
Hasenhuttl said that contract discussions will not take place until Southampton reach 36 points – they are currently on 31 – while The Athletic’s Carl Anka said that there was a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between the player and the club.
In other news, Carl Anka has provided an update on the future of Kevin Danso as clubs circle around him…