The transfer window has been a nervy affair for Southampton this month with the likes of Che Adams constantly linked with a move away from the club, yet another big name has been rumoured with a departure.
Everton have made Southampton’s club captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg their primary target this January.
The Danish midfielder would cost around £35M, but Everton are reluctant to pay.
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— SaintsNews&Views (@SaintsfcViews) January 23, 2020
Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports via The Daily Star that Saints captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is a top target for Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti, with Southampton valuing the Danish international at £35m if the Toffees were to come in with an offer for the Premier League midfielder.
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With Hojbjerg being one of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s most important players and the club captain, plenty of Saints fans on social media weren’t convinced for a second that the central midfielder would be leaving for a Premier League rival, let alone Southampton accepting an offer.
Here’s what many Saints supporters had to say on Twitter about the reported interest…
No way Ralph will want to let him go, especially this month. #saintsfc
— Jake Wade (@J_Wade21) January 23, 2020
Is it April fools day? 35 mill for hojbjerg and 15 for vestergaard? No way.
— DB (@DB_247) January 23, 2020
Why would he want to go to a worse team?
— Jimmy The Saint (@JimmyTheSaint14) January 24, 2020
50 million and I take it nothing less than that.
— Josef (@jmw2507) January 24, 2020
Silly season.
— Saint3dd (@Saint3dd) January 23, 2020
Double that fee to consider then reject
— Simple (@sdpham81) January 23, 2020
As stats from Transfermarkt show, Hojbjerg has only missed one Premier League game this season.
