A possible purchase for Tottenham: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton
Now, I don’t usually go in for speculating who we are going to buy or not buy, as far as I am concerned it is a mug’s game. Every day we are linked with a player who might or might not be joining us. So far in this Transfer window, there has probably been 10,20 or even 50 players linked to Spurs. All bullshit! Most of this is for the papers to fill there back pages. Tomorrow another player appears just to wind everybody up.
However, the speculation on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg seems to be growing quite speedily.
Multiple journalists – that many – have now claimed that we are inching towards a wrap-up in the transfer of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton. Earlier in the week, Sky Sports stated that Tottenham and Southampton had agreed on a fee of £15m for the central midfielder. Then Radio Solent journalist Adam Blackmore hurled ice-cold water on the assertions that a deal was done, revealing that Spurs were still falling short of Southampton’s valuation. See what I mean! That is why it is a mug’s game speculating on who or not we might purchase.
But today (Thursday) The Sun jumped in on the bandwagon and reported that a £20m fee plus add-ons had been agreed between the two clubs and the contract would likely be signed over the weekend. Hurray! Or maybe not.
Football experts close to the Tottenham pulse; Football London’s Alasdair Gold and Dan Kilpatrick from the Evening Standard have now stated that the deal is inching towards a decision, as is the transfer of Walker-Peters to Southampton. Both respected journalists claimed that the difference between the Hojbjerg and Walker-Peters price tags remains £3m (good old Levy, still trying to squeeze every drop of juice out of that orange), meaning that we – not me personally, but Spurs – would effectively be paying £3m plus the academy man for Hojbjerg.
So, there you have it. Am I the mug for playing the journalists game or have I picked a winner out of all the dudes? Some say I am young and gifted (I wish both), some will just laugh when everything is proven to be horse shit dressed up as a baked apple pie. But whatever it will turn out to be at least I’ve kept you all amused at whether I am either a genius (wrapped up in a Spurs shirt) or foolishness (dressed up in a Santa Clause suit in the middle of Summer) for playing the journalist pass the parcel game. Whatever, it is not even the first day of the month… so no pinch punch here.
Best Regards, Glenn
My name is Glenn Renshaw.
I am currently a Premium Season Ticket holder (West Stand) in the new stadium. Before that – at White Hart Lane – a season ticket holder in various parts of the ground (mainly in the North stand).
Before becoming a season ticket holder, I stood on the shelf and various other parts of the ground since the 1950s. In 1987 I became one of the first to hold a Spurs Membership card. I was also a life long member of the Spurs supporters club (now defunct).
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