SKD Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 We clearly cannot sell him this window. No point thinking otherwise I would agree, however, come the summer isn’t he in the last year of his contract? Perhaps if a sensible offer comes in now, then we should consider. I’d imagine (hope) the club have a contingency plan and some targets in mind. However, I don’t think we’ll sell. Ralph loves him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Well its going to come to a head soon if he won't sign a new contract. Will be sold in the summer IMO. Too valuable potentially to let his contract go beyond 12 months to go. Also, re the fees. They are high, but its the same when we want to sign someone. Decent Championship players are at least £20m these days - so Hojbjerg is probably rightly valued at £35m or so and JWP would be over £50m I think. Also shows the importance of extending contracts for key players before they reach two years to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I can't see him going this window, it would leave us with Romeu and JWP (who's needed at RB) plus Slattery who's been miles from the team this season, and Smallbone. That said, if there was a deal involving Schneiderlin, or better still Tom Davies, then who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Let's not forget Everton paid a similar sum for Iwobi. Sadly for Hojbjerg his best asset is his passion, which is usually only effective for rallying cries on non-match days. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I'd prefer to see Hojberg sign a new contract than be sold. He's a good player and would be hard to replace. We certainly can't sell him this window either which means any fee we would get in the summer would be probably much lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I'd love him to sign a new contract, but clearly at the moment, he's assessing his options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I'd prefer to see Hojberg sign a new contract than be sold. He's a good player and would be hard to replace. We certainly can't sell him this window either which means any fee we would get in the summer would be probably much lower. Agree. Had a bad spell this season but is also forming a good understanding with JWP. And is the captain. Would be a bit weird to sell, unless we're super skint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I would agree, however, come the summer isn’t he in the last year of his contract? Perhaps if a sensible offer comes in now, then we should consider. I’d imagine (hope) the club have a contingency plan and some targets in mind. However, I don’t think we’ll sell. Ralph loves him. Hope is the best word. We still only have 1 left back. Bizarre!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I can't see him going this window, it would leave us with Romeu and JWP (who's needed at RB) plus Slattery who's been miles from the team this season, and Smallbone. That said, if there was a deal involving Schneiderlin, or better still Tom Davies, then who knows.That would be a big win IMO if we did some deal to get either of those in exchange. Morgan really hasn't been the same player after he left and might long for a return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I can't see him going this window, it would leave us with Romeu and JWP (who's needed at RB) plus Slattery who's been miles from the team this season, and Smallbone. That said, if there was a deal involving Schneiderlin, or better still Tom Davies, then who knows. And Schneiderlin would suddenly improve back with us? No chance, he is miles away from a player that is capable in this team these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Agree. Had a bad spell this season but is also forming a good understanding with JWP. And is the captain. Would be a bit weird to sell, unless we're super skint Nope. He's absolutely rubbish according to many on here. He was/is the first name on the team sheet from Ralph but wtf does he know about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALK DMC Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I'd prefer to see Hojberg sign a new contract than be sold. He's a good player and would be hard to replace. We certainly can't sell him this window either which means any fee we would get in the summer would be probably much lower. I agree, he is an experienced Premiership player and still has age on his side, we should try and keep him longer term. However, in business you sometimes have to make difficult decisions and take actions that you'd prefer not to. Lets suppose that Hojberg has already privately indicated that he isn't going to sign a new contract in 2021 and we lose to Spurs on Saturday; we may be faced with the fact that the rest of our season consists of having a low chance of getting into Europe, a low chance of getting relegated and a high chance of being in the middle of the table with the also rans. Hojberg's value will continue to decline as he gets nearer to contract end and it is possible to squeeze a bigger price by selling an asset in January. Saints could take the view that sell him now, we could get an extra £10m for Ralph's summer spending budget and maybe getting someone in on loan like Morgan until May who would provide some cover (not that he is as good as he was). I think that the same sort of thinking could be being applied to both Adams and Vestergaard as well - although obviously their contracts have longer to run. I'm not suggesting that we do this; merely that it is something that should be considered - making this type of business decision is horrible, and not one us keyboard warriers have to do this, or take the consequences when it goes wrong. But, if Hojberg isn't going to sign another contract, we will need to sell him either now, or in the summer - and the question is how much risk would we take if we did it now ? 3 league positions (15th instead of 12th ?), 6 league positions, (18th instead of 12th !! ) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 I don't think selling him in January would be a good idea, in the summer if he doesn't want to sign a new contract? Then probably yes, I think JWP is more valuable to us at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised though if Bayern didn't have a sell on clause on him, so we might not get as much back as we think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Well its going to come to a head soon if he won't sign a new contract. Will be sold in the summer IMO. Too valuable potentially to let his contract go beyond 12 months to go. Also, re the fees. They are high, but its the same when we want to sign someone. Decent Championship players are at least £20m these days - so Hojbjerg is probably rightly valued at £35m or so and JWP would be over £50m I think. Also shows the importance of extending contracts for key players before they reach two years to run. Or not, in the case of Fraser Forster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Imagine if we sold Hojbjerg for the same amount that we sold Mane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Imagine if we sold Hojbjerg for the same amount that we sold Mane. Then the "numpties" will be back in a year's time, slagging the club off for not getting a bigger fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 And Schneiderlin would suddenly improve back with us? No chance, he is miles away from a player that is capable in this team these days. Funnily enough he might. Mick Channon left us and didnt exactly excel elsewhere, when he came back 'home' he had a revitalised end to his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 Funnily enough he might. Mick Channon left us and didnt exactly excel elsewhere, when he came back 'home' he had a revitalised end to his career There's plenty of examples of players doing the same. J-Rod, for instance, lost his way with us following his injuries and went down to the Championship with WBA. But now he seems to be really enjoying his football and playing well back at Burnley. The Everton fans are unanimous in their dislike of Spiderman. He really hasn't done well there at all, but we know what he is capable of if managed correctly, and IF (big if) he could get back to the level he was playing at before he left he would undoubtedly be an upgrade on Hojbjerg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 There's plenty of examples of players doing the same. J-Rod, for instance, lost his way with us following his injuries and went down to the Championship with WBA. But now he seems to be really enjoying his football and playing well back at Burnley. The Everton fans are unanimous in their dislike of Spiderman. He really hasn't done well there at all, but we know what he is capable of if managed correctly, and IF (big if) he could get back to the level he was playing at before he left he would undoubtedly be an upgrade on Hojbjerg. Reckon we should look to swap Hojbjerg for Spiderman, Martina and Steklenberg. Bring home three of our old 'favourites'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackedoff Posted 24 January, 2020 Share Posted 24 January, 2020 It's ok getting £40m but we won't spend it so what's the point? The money would disappear quicker than a ferret up a trouser leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRWatson Posted 3 February, 2020 Share Posted 3 February, 2020 Looks like he fancies another 100 appearances from his response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 4 February, 2020 Share Posted 4 February, 2020 Looks like he fancies another 100 appearances from his response Might not mean with Saints though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 4 February, 2020 Share Posted 4 February, 2020 Might not mean with Saints though... Even though he uses the Saint emoji and tags in SFC? Okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo1976 Posted 5 February, 2020 Share Posted 5 February, 2020 would he be a miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 February, 2020 Share Posted 5 February, 2020 would he be a miss? Only if we didn’t find a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Johnson Posted 5 February, 2020 Share Posted 5 February, 2020 would he be a miss? I remember in 97/98 when we finished 12th (which was a high finish in those days!) we sold Kevin Richardson to Barnsley and the next season we struggled. Carlton Palmer came out on sky saying the sale of Kevin Richardson was the catalyst, not because of his quality but because of his influence. I don’t think Hoj is the best footballer but I think his attitude is the golden standard the club want every player to be able to obtain. His importance, like Kevin Richardson’s, shouldn’t be measured solely by his contribution on the pitch but his contribution to the club as a whole, with that in mind we should be doing all we can to keep him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 5 February, 2020 Share Posted 5 February, 2020 Of course he would be a miss. He is the captain. He has specific attributes that suit the system and if the the talk is to be believed then he is wanted by teams much better than us, which in itself is telling. He will leave if he doesn't sign a new contract and if that happens then it would definitely a blow, and would also be for a fee lower than his value had he still got 3 years to run - which gives us less room to work with in replacing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Posted 5 February, 2020 Share Posted 5 February, 2020 Might not mean with Saints though... I read it the same, I think he meant here is to another 100 premier league appearances. It may well be at Saints, but probably not if a 'bigger' club/offer comes in. Thats how it works sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 5 February, 2020 Share Posted 5 February, 2020 If we sold him, Chairman Gao and Kat would probably split the profit 80:20 between them. Pair of c*nts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18215561.southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-discusses-pierre-emile-hojbjergs-contract/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18215561.southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-discusses-pierre-emile-hojbjergs-contract/In this specific contract situation I wonder if when we get to 36 points it will become: "Lets wait until the end of the season, we don't need any distractions. He is committed, we are comfortable with it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18215561.southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-discusses-pierre-emile-hojbjergs-contract/ Bloody hell if he pays close attention to what goes on off the pitch, or in our case doesn’t, there’s no chance of him signing a new deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyell Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 Why 36 points, specifically? I think the survival mark will be higher this season - possibly over 40. Is this just another case of the club counting their chickens and complacently assuming they're nearly safe (so why bother signing anyone in January)? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 If we sold him, Chairman Gao and Kat would probably split the profit 80:20 between them. Pair of c*nts. “Probably.” Why? Can you give other examples where they have sold players and divided up the money between them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 Isn’t it better that they discuss business later rather than sooner? We want him 100% focussed on his game, not business matters. He isn’t going to decide to leave just because we haven’t discussed a new contract now. If he wants out he or we can’t do anything about it until close season anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 Why 36 points, specifically? I think the survival mark will be higher this season - possibly over 40. Based on what? 18th place currently has fewer points than the number of games they have played! There are 38 games in a season, so they are heading for less than 38 points at the current rate. Average points per game puts them on 36 points over a 38 game season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 7 February, 2020 Share Posted 7 February, 2020 This is why a.) He is perfect for our system and b.) Other teams will want him. Possession won in the defensive third: 94 (6th) Possession won in the midfield third: 137 (1st) Possession won in the attacking third: 22 (=2nd) [emoji2093] Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has been everywhere for @SouthamptonFC this season! #SaintsFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 24 February, 2020 Share Posted 24 February, 2020 Rolling with his bro Cedric (and Cedric's agent) up in London today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 24 February, 2020 Share Posted 24 February, 2020 Rolling with his bro Cedric (and Cedric's agent) up in London today. We’re probably going to have a Hojbjerg sized hole to fill in the summer. Kalvin Phillips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 24 February, 2020 Share Posted 24 February, 2020 We’re probably going to have a Hojbjerg sized hole to fill in the summer. Kalvin Phillips? Not a hope in hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 25 February, 2020 Share Posted 25 February, 2020 If we sold him, Chairman Gao and Kat would probably split the profit 80:20 between them. Pair of c*nts. it doesn’t really work like that in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookwit Posted 25 February, 2020 Share Posted 25 February, 2020 This is why a.) He is perfect for our system and b.) Other teams will want him. Possession won in the defensive third: 94 (6th) Possession won in the midfield third: 137 (1st) Possession won in the attacking third: 22 (=2nd) [emoji2093] Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has been everywhere for @SouthamptonFC this season! #SaintsFC Apart from scoring a goal this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 25 February, 2020 Share Posted 25 February, 2020 Apart from scoring a goal this season That’s McCarthy’s weakness too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-player-joins-hand-with-super-agent-unclear-if-its-for-new-contract-or-changing-clubs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWar Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-player-joins-hand-with-super-agent-unclear-if-its-for-new-contract-or-changing-clubs/ Seems like he's getting ready to look for a move. He has been decent this season but if we can get 35-40m for him like has been touted, I'd take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 Players don't usually change Agent for anything other than trying to get a good move. No coincidence that this change happened shortly before lots of media stories about teams interested in him. Also, can barely think of a Saints player who has signed a new contract having run it down to a year to go. Every other example like Clyne and Wanyama has seemingly been a strategy to force the club into a sale. I doubt this will be any different. Would be a big loss though, he is our captain, his style fits perfectly to Hasenhuttl's system and our recent record of replacing key players is dreadful. Also is a message to others in the squad that you can do better than Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 Also is a message to others in the squad that you can do better than Saints. Not really, as they'd all be fully aware of that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint97 Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 He isn't better than our level anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 He'll be looking to move. He's had 4 years at Saints and at 24 is approaching his peak. He'll be expecting to attract a bigger club now than when he was 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 28 February, 2020 Share Posted 28 February, 2020 This is why a.) He is perfect for our system and b.) Other teams will want him. Possession won in the defensive third: 94 (6th) Possession won in the midfield third: 137 (1st) Possession won in the attacking third: 22 (=2nd) [emoji2093] Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has been everywhere for @SouthamptonFC this season! #SaintsFC Hmmmmmm "Possession Won" what it doesn't say is having won the ball more often than not its suddenly turned into a Baked Spud just out of the oven or a Grenade with the pin out ....................I will add less so since Villa away. Be good to see him put the For Sale signs up by rattling in some goals instead of trying to knock Mrs Miggins false teeth out having smashed the ball into her chops up in row BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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