Juventus are continuing to pursue a potential deal for Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and ‘contacts continue’ over the transfer.
That’s according to Gazzetta dello Sport, who say a transfer will over happen in January if the player continues to stay out of Tottenham’s first team.
The midfielder has found himself out of the picture under Ange Postecoglou at the beginning of this season, with the Australian coach preferring Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr as his midfield two.
It means Hojbjerg has barely featured and rumours about a potential exit, which were also there in the summer transfer window, have already started.
Juventus are the club who have been linked throughout this week as they plan for the potential long-term loss of Paul Pogba due to a doping ban.
Gazzetta continue that today and say there is ‘a certain movement’ in the Italian side’s midfield and ‘contacts continue’ for Hojbjerg. Whether that is with the player or Tottenham isn’t made clear but it’s likely the former given the player’s agent has been travelling around for meetings of late.
Anyway, the newspaper explains that any move for him will depend on the situation of the player and Tottenham come December.
If he continues to be an alternative for Postecoglou and not a starter, the Bianconeri will have a better chance of getting a deal to the finish line.
They would prefer a loan with an option, maybe an obligation, to buy but that’s a formula Spurs aren’t willing to evaluate at this moment in time. That can always change, of course, and it is very much a case of Juventus biding their time at this point.
