Tottenham midfielder Hojbjerg completes Marseille switch

Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has joined Marseille connected indebtedness pinch an responsibility to make nan move imperishable for a reported interest of £13m.

The 28-year-old Denmark prima was entering nan last twelvemonth of his statement pinch nan North London broadside but was keen connected a move successful bid to unafraid regular first squad football.

We person reached statement pinch Olympique de Marseille for nan indebtedness of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for nan 2024/25 season, pinch an responsibility that would spot nan move go permanent.

Wishing you each nan best, Pierre! 🤍

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 22, 2024

He will link-up pinch erstwhile Brighton head Roberto De Zerbi while ex-Man United and England striker Mason Greenwood joined L’Om past week.

Hojbjerg made 39 appearances for Ange Postecoglou’s broadside past play but 29 of those came disconnected nan chair arsenic nan Australian employed a strategy which saw him for illustration Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma successful cardinal midfield.

The Dame moved to Spurs from Southampton successful August 2020 successful a woody which progressive Kyle Walker-Peters and astir £5m going nan different way.

He featured successful 143 of nan 152 Premier League matches Tottenham played successful his 4 seasons astatine nan club, making 184 appearances successful each competitions.

He will beryllium remembered by Spurs fans for a last-gasp victor for Tottenham against nan broadside he is joining successful nan Stade Velodrome which secured apical spot successful their Champions League group successful November 2022.

Of his 81 Denmark caps, 48 person travel since joining Tottenham, helping his state to nan semi-final of Euro 2020 and captaining nan broadside for nan first clip successful March, scoring connected nan nighttime against nan Faroe Islands.

A connection connected nan Spurs website said: “We person reached statement pinch Olympique de Marseille for nan indebtedness of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for nan 2024/25 season, pinch an responsibility that would spot nan move go permanent.

“We wish Pierre each nan champion for nan future.”