Tottenham ‘could turn down January bids for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp following Rodrigo Bentancur injury’… despite both midfielders getting limited minutes under Ange Postecoglo
Despite their little playing time this season, Tottenham may reject January offers for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp.
This is a result of Rodrigo Bentancur’s devastating injury, as the midfield player will be sidelined for two months due to an ankle injury he received during the 2-1 loss to Aston Villa.
It was Bentancur’s first league start since February after a serious knee injury but he joins a growing list of Spurs wounded, including fellow midfielder James Maddison, while Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma will be on Africa Cup of Nations duty in the new year.
That has left Postecoglou with less depth than he would ideally want and he could be forced to reject bids for Hojbjerg and Skipp, according to The Telegraph.
Juventus were reportedly keen on signing Hojbjerg but that ambition could now be thwarted.
The Dane is a regular off the bench but has started just two games this season while Skipp only started the first match of the season against Brentford.
Dejan Kulusevski even dropped into the midfield against Villa on Sunday, such is Postecoglou’s hesitance to play them.
Hojbjerg has been a regular at Spurs ever since joining from Southampton in 2020, featuring in every game during his first season for the club.
Meanwhile, Skipp has been part of the furniture of the club since 2008, when he joined as a youth player, but the 23-year-old has never quite cemented a place in the team for the long-term.
After losing three straight games in the Premier League, Tottenham is going through its first rough patch under Postecoglou.
They’ve dropped to fifth place in the Premier League, and Postecoglou will be concerned about his team’s tendency to blow leads against Chelsea, Wolves, and Villa.
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