Bent got it massively wrong with Hojbjerg

Tottenham Hotspur‘s signing of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton has confirmed to be one thing of a masterstroke by Daniel Levy however not everybody was on board when the Denmark worldwide joined.

Hojbjerg signed for Spurs in the summertime of 2020 in a deal price £15m, with Kyle Walker-Peters heading in the wrong way after a profitable mortgage spell with Ralph Hasenhuttl’s facet.

Since then, the midfielder has gone on to ascertain himself as a key participant in Spurs’ facet, making 110 appearances, wherein he has contributed seven targets and 11 assists.

Despite being a strong participant in Southampton’s facet the earlier season, averaging a formidable 6.83 score from WhoScored for his performances, not everybody was satisfied by Levy’s switch enterprise, with former Spurs ahead Darren Bent significantly important on talkSPORT.

He said:

“It appears to be like like Spurs are going to signal Hojbjerg from Southampton, that is one for me that I don’t fairly get.

“I think he’s a good player but can he take Spurs to the next level? I don’t think he can. I think Spurs fans will like him because he works hard, don’t think they’ll be excited by it but they’ll understand it.”

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With Spurs now again within the Champions League and threatening on the prime of the desk underneath Antonio Conte, Hojbjerg has greater than confirmed his price within the coronary heart of the Italian’s midfield.

So far this season, solely Harry Kane has been ranked greater than Hojbjerg in Spurs’ facet by WhoScored, with the Dane averaging an excellent 7.53 score for his performances within the Premier League, with two targets and an help to his title.

The midfield “monster” has taken his sport to a different stage to date this season, maybe threatened by the summer season addition of Yves Bissouma, and he appears to be like prone to be a key a part of any potential Spurs title problem.

In a deep-lying position, Hojbjerg has excelled compared to a few of his friends throughout the Premier League – presently, he sits amongst the highest 10% of all midfielders throughout Europe for progressive passes (6.02 per 90) over the past 12 months, through FBref, which is greater than Casemiro, N’Golo Kante, Fabinho and even Rodri.

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Therefore, Bent will certainly be consuming his phrases on the previous Bayern Munich man, because the £15m Levy paid appears to be like to have been a cut price when you think about that he’s arguably “invaluable” on this thrilling Spurs facet.