In another deal, the 23-year-old side, Kyle Walker-Peters, went in the opposite direction, leaving Spurs to sign for Southampton, signing a five-year contract at St Mary’s after spending part of last season on loan. with the club.
Hojbjerg played 134 games for Southampton after signing for Bayern Munich in 2016, with Dane Saints captain before being sacked as captain in June, when he showed a preference for leaving the club.
“How vital to me is that I sought to play in a club where I could see myself for many years, and to Tottenham just that one,” Hojbjerg told the club’s website.
“I am very proud, very happy, excited. I think there’s a long way to the club, and I sought to be a part of it.”
“Spurs have players, a manager, a setup.
“I feel lucky and proud to be a part of it, and I need to give it my all, but I also need to be very knowledgeable, push to take the next step, maintaining that consistency.”
After failing to be part of Tottenham’s first team, Walker-Peters was inspired on loan in Southampton when Ralph Hasenhuttl’s appearance ended the Premier League season after his reboot in June.
Walker-Peters played all nine of Southampton’s matches after the reboot, wasting once to climb to 11th place.
“I’m very happy to have signed here,” Walker-Peters told Southampton’s website. “The last few months on loan have been wonderful to me and also a wonderful laugh. I enjoyed my football, the atmosphere here and also the taste of the game.
“The club adapts to the way I play and I hope others have noticed it in the last month of the season.
“I feel like I’ve grown since I’ve been here, and it’s also a great component of the lack of permanence. Obviously, this is a club with the right reputation for getting better young players and, personally, I discovered it valuable for paintings under the direction of the manager, with its concepts about the game and what you expect as an individual.
“I think the way we end the season also gives us genuine optimism about where we’re going, and it’s a very smart position to continue to expand as a player and make the most of what I have.”
Lyall Thomas by Sky Sports:
Jose Mourinho has been looking for a new midfielder, which he calls positional, as Eric Dier’s attempts to adapt to the post were unsuccessful and transferred to the center position.
Mourinho likes to play only a pivot in midfield, think of Claude Makelele at Chelsea, who will protect the side four reliably and consistently. It’s a key role in their system, and Moussa Sissoko has been quite successful, they want someone more specialized in this position.
As statistics illustrate, Hojbjerg is this specialist; ideal for the role and at the same time young but with a lot of experience in the big clubs and at the foreign level. For 15 million pounds, you may provide an intelligent component of the Spurs and Mourinho affairs.
Adam Smith of Sky Sports:
In total, 37% of Hojbjerg’s passes have gone to the most sensitive in the area this season, something the Spurs have struggled to achieve for some time, especially since Dane, Christian Eriksen, left the club.
Hojbjerg attempted 289 passes in the last third, a total surpassed by only another 10 players this season. These fast passes reduced their accuracy, but the Spurs needed a touch of advantage in midfield.
The Danish foreigner also regained ownership of the league 326 times for Southampton’s crusade, which embodies the urgent taste deployed under Ralph Hasenhuttl.
The graph below shows that it basically extinguishes harmful flank attacks and that it is the destroyer of the entire box, dismantling the opposition property and causing discomfort throughout the field.
The 25-year-old has the courage and mentality to advance the Spurs and, at just 15 million pounds, may turn out to be the reasonable thing about summer.
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