da supremo： Loads of Southampton fans on Twitter have been reacting after a report by Football Insider over the weekend said that captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has knocked back the club’s efforts to extend his contract.
da betcris： The Denmark international’s current deal is due to expire in the summer of 2021, and it appears as though the south coast outfit are keen to get the former Bayern Munich man to commit his future to them.
However, Football Insider have suggested that the 24-year-old doesn’t want to remain at St Mary’s in the long term, with the player also recently appointing super-agent Pini Zahavi as his new representative in recent weeks.
It remains to be seen whether this was to negotiate a better deal to remain with Saints or to work on securing a big move for the Dane, who has won possession in the midfield third more than any other Premier League player this term, according to a tweet by WhoScored.
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His passing isn’t always perfect though, as proved by the fact his accuracy came in at 78.6% in the 3-1 defeat against West Ham United on Saturday, compared to midfield partner Will Smallbone who recorded an accuracy of 88.2%, also as per WhoScored.
It appears as though many Saints supporters would be happy to see Hojbjerg go, as you can see by their replies to a post about the Football Insider report from the Saints News & Views fan account on Twitter.
One compared him to former midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin who was forced to stay having handed in a transfer request in 2014. He departed for Manchester United 12 months later, where he ultimately flopped.
However, not everyone believes that Southampton should cash in one of their most valuable assets at the end of the season.
Indeed, they point to his leadership and work rate as reasons to keep him at St Mary’s, and he is clearly and visibly a player who motivates his teammates to work hard, and has impressed Ralph Hasenhuttl given he gave him the captain’s armband when he succeeded Mark Hughes in 2018.
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One individual even suggested that the club keeps him until the end of his contract before releasing him.
That would certainly be an interesting choice, and it may well depend on what sort of offers they receive for him this summer if indeed he has no intention of extending his deal.
Anything about £20m for a player with 12 months remaining on his deal would surely be difficult to reject.
In other Southampton news, Saints fans on Twitter have been selecting who they would want to be captain if Hojbjerg does leave…