Following the summertime appointment of Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur has improved. To get the team to the level needed to compete at the top against Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool, work still needs to be done.
In addition, last season’s problems ended dreams of participating in Europe this year, and club record scorer Harry Kane chose to join Bayern Munich in the Premier League, highlighting the necessity for radical change.
Even though the team’s performance has fluctuated during the season, Tottenham is progressing and has received a number of new players.
The most well-known player in the club who may depart soon is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, a center-midfielder. However, there is still debris to sort through.
Emmanuel Hojbjerg’s future with the Spurs
When Hojbjerg arrived from Southampton, Tottenham realized they had struck gold. The Dane, who joined for a mere £15 million after submitting a transfer request, was the ideal fit for then-manager Jose Mourinho due to his hard work and leadership in the engine room.
However, the tide has turned in N17, and Spurs, under the direction of the ambitious Postecoglou, no longer see Hojbjerg as the focal point of their strategies. This season, the player has started just six Premier League games, typically because there aren’t enough regular options available.
Although he is not a bad player—according to FBref, he ranked in the top 20% of midfielders in Europe’s top five leagues and competitions for pass completion over the previous year, as well as the top 11% for progressive passes per 90—he is not nimble or creative enough in possession to fit Spurs’ current style of play.
As a result, there have been numerous rumors about his sale over the past eight months or so. Manchester United expressed interest in him last summer, and more recently, he was strongly connected to a transfer away in January. However, no deal came to pass, and the 28-year-old turned down serious offers from Lyon.
Hojbjerg, who is calm and combative, seems destined to leave Tottenham, but he’s not the worst midfield player the club has had in recent memory. Moussa Sissoko, who played 202 games for the Lilywhites, is unlikely to be remembered with much affection.
