Tottenham Hotspur fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest news surrounding Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
This comes after Spurs news Twitter account @Daily_Hotspur shared a post on their page relaying news originally published by Sky Sports News that Southampton have removed Hojbjerg as club captain after he made his desire to leave the club public.
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Spurs fans who were quick to share their reactions to this latest news.
Here’s a sample of Spurs fans responding to the post:
Ralph Hasenhüttl has striped #thfc target Pierre-Emile Højbjerg of the Southampton captaincy after making public his desire to play at a higher level. | @SkySportsNews
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) June 17, 2020
He should be set to leave then, you’re welcome here @hojbjerg23
— g (@thfcgianni) June 17, 2020
Earlier in the season, it was reported that Spurs were interested in signing the midfielder this summer.
Might let him go for less if there’s bad blood
— Zeki (@thfcZK) June 17, 2020
The 24-year-old, who is currently valued at £10.8 million according to Transfermarkt, first signed to Southampton back in 2016 from German club Bayern Munich for a fee of £13.5 million (per Transfermarkt).
Bring him in, keep that Danish thing going! pic.twitter.com/OR3pOco7Zi
— Tim Lanigan (@TimLanigan2) June 17, 2020
Since then, the midfielder has gone on to make 129 appearances for the club in which he has managed to score five goals and provide six assists along the way (per Transfermarkt).
Everyone we get from Southampton turns to gold. Get him. ?
— North London is ? (@SondayDelight) June 17, 2020
This season, in particular, has seen Hojbjerg in fine form with his performances in his 28 Premier League appearances so far this season resulting in the midfielder being given a season rating of 6.82/10, making him Southampton’s third-highest rated player in this campaign (per WhoScored).
That’s him definitely going now
— Gareth McCarter (@g2mcc) June 17, 2020
Now that it has been reported that Hojbjerg has now been stripped of the captaincy role at Southampton, this sparked a big reaction on Twitter with many Spurs fans popping up with their thoughts on the matter.
Will Hojbjerg be a Spurs player next season?
Yes
No
come home
— Carti Kane (@DDouble_Yoouuu) June 17, 2020
Yesss
— Jack (@JackCarterthfc) June 17, 2020
Incoming
— Sam (@CSZS32) June 17, 2020
@SpursOfficial you know what to do
— Mark ?? (@thfcmark__) June 17, 2020
It appears that these Spurs fans seem to think that Hojbjerg being stripped of the Southampton captaincy confirms that he will be joining Jose Mourinho’s side this summer.
However, nothing will be confirmed until either Spurs or Southampton officially announce the deal, if it is likely to happen this summer when the transfer window opens.