Tottenham Hotspur Received Hojbjerg's Signature

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur officially received the signature of the Danish midfielder, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. The former Southampton player is valued at around 15 million pounds.

During four years in the uniform of The Soton, the 25-year-old midfielder made 128 appearances with a collection of five goals.

"I want to play at a club where I can hope to play for a long time. Tottenham is one of them," Hojbjerg said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, August 12.

"I am very proud, very happy and joyful. I think there is a fantastic future for this club," he added.

Hojbjerg began to be recognized by the football public at large when he was brought in by Bayern Munich from Brondby in 2012. After initially being placed in the reserve team, Hojbjerg then won the confidence to strengthen the senior team.

📸 @ hojbjerg23's first day at Hotspur Way! # HøjbjergIsHere ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/8icZV30Wt1

- Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 11, 2020

In April 2013, 17-year-old Hojbjerg became Bayern's youngest player in the German League when he was played to replace Xherdan Shaqiri. In total Hojbjerg made 25 appearances for the Bavarian club before going on loan to Augsburg and Schalke 04.

🗣️ @ hojbjerg23 has a message for you ... # HøjbjergIsHere ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/iToUrR9lzH

- Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 11, 2020

He was then recruited by Southampton in 2016, and was asked to become the team captain. Unfortunately, the captain's armband had to be removed from his arm in June 2020, after Hojbjerg publicly stated he wanted to leave the club.

Hojbjerg is also known to be of interest to Everton. But the prospect of working with manager Jose Mourinho has made the player leaning towards choosing to move closer to London.