According to the London Evening Standard, Tottenham Hotspur have been given just 48 hours to come up with a deal for Southampton ace Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
It’s claimed that the Saints have told Spurs to come up with the cash for Hojbjerg inside the next two days or they will miss out.
Everton have a £20million offer on the table, and Southampton will press forward with their bid unless Tottenham swoop in.
Tottenham are ‘way off’ matching Everton’s £20million offer for the Dane, so the clock is really ticking on their hopes of signing him.
Tottenham can send Kyle Walker-Peters to Southampton permanently following a successful loan spell, but they seem to be lagging behind Everton now.
Hojbjerg, 24, is out of contract next summer and looks set to move on this summer, with Southampton stripping him of the captaincy due to his contract situation.
The former Bayern Munich man is understood to prefer a move to North London, but Tottenham must now be fearing missing out.
Jose Mourinho wants more grit in his midfield, and Hojbjerg can bring that – but unless they can come up with an offer very, very quickly, Everton will pip them to his signature.
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