{"id":627602,"date":"2023-08-30T06:12:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627602"},"modified":"2023-08-30T06:15:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:15:41","slug":"pierre-emile-hojbjerg-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/30\/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s True&#8217;: Fabrizio Romano Reveals Major Transfer Message Sent to Man Utd in Pursuit of \u00a338 Million Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j4vFb7n_mxY?si=5d2DpnF8M18VBkpS\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;It\u2019s true&#8221;: Fabrizio Romano has revealed <\/a>speaking on his transfer podcast that Manchester United do indeed hold an interest in Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_polling_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Fabrizio Romano Reveals \u2018It\u2019s True\u2019 As Manchester United Chase Midfielder<\/h2>\n<h3>\u2018No Discount\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Whilst it is true that United have interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12950290\/man-utd-chase-pierre-emerick-hojbjerg-marc-cucurella-spurs-midfielder-and-chelsea-defender-latest-potential-incomings#:~:text=Man%20Utd%20have%20made%20%22initial,a%20suitable%20offer%20came%20in.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hojbjerg<\/a> as an option to bolster their midfield, a midfield that has come under criticism at the start of the 2023\/24 Premier League season, Romano also confirmed that the Danish players\u2019 current club are in no mood to offer a reduced price for the player that cost them \u00a315 million in the 2020 summer transfer window from Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>Romano states that Spurs &#8220;want an important fee or Hojbjerg is not going to Man United.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Message Is Clear\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>If United do want to bring Hojbjerg to Old Trafford, then they will not be able to offer below what the North London club want with Romano going on to say that &#8220;Tottenham want an important proposal or nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Read More &#8211;<\/b> \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/manchester-united-marc-cucurella-loan-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Opening Bid\u2019 Made for \u00a362 Million Player<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Initial Contact<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/manchester-united-altay-bayindir\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> made an initial contact with Tottenham with the summer transfer window heading towards its conclusion at 11pm BST on September 1. Hojbjerg has been subject of interest already with Atletico Madrid keen on acquiring his services earlier in the window. He has only made two substitute appearances for Tottenham this season under new manager Ange Postecoglu.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEADLINE DAY DESPERATION - What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRomTX6ce8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Erik ten Hag Connection<\/h3>\n<p>Hojbjerg, now 28, has worked with Ten Hag previously when the Dutchman managed the reserve squad at Bayern Munich back in 2013 and also wanted to sign the player for Ajax before he first joined the Premier League with Southampton.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read More &#8211; <\/b>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/29\/medical-arranged-leeds-united-djed-spence\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Unbelievable\u2019 Spurs Player to Make Championship Switch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will take more than just connections to lure Hojbjerg to Old Trafford, though and they will do well to heed the words of Tottenham and Romano if they do wish to add him to their ranks before the window closes.<\/p>\n<p>Hojbjerg was included in the starting line up for Spurs in their Carabao Cup defeat at Fulham earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geograph.org.uk\/profile\/89286\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> J Williams<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It\u2019s true&#8221;: Fabrizio Romano has revealed speaking on his transfer podcast that Manchester United do indeed hold an interest in Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg. 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