One Tottenham Hotspur star is on Napoli’s radar as they look to wrap up a deal to appoint Antonio Conte as their new manager.
The Italian left Spurs in March 2023 after an explosive public outburst. It was a sour end to his time in North London and he has been without a job since.
Now, he’s all set to return to management, and once he takes charge at Napoli, he could make a move to sign a Tottenham player.
Antonio Conte wants to sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Tottenham
Tottenham are expected to be active in this summer’s transfer window.
Spurs have already brought in Timo Werner on another loan deal. A few more signings are likely to be made and several players could leave too.
One of them is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who joined Tottenham in the summer of 2020 and was a hugely important part of the side in his first three years at the club.
However, following Ange Postecoglou‘s arrival in 2023, Hojbjerg dropped down the pecking order. He started just 10 times in all competitions in the recently-concluded season.
The Dane will enter the final year of his contract in July, and it seems very likely that he will be leaving Tottenham in the summer window.
Now, Corriere dello Sport claim that Napoli, who are all set to appoint Conte as their new manager, are interested in signing Hojbjerg this summer.
It has been revealed that the club, their sporting director Giovanni Manna, and Conte are all admirers of the Spurs midfielder and could make a move to sign him once the window opens.
What Conte really thought about Hojbjerg at Tottenham
Conte and Hojbjerg shared a fantastic relationship at Tottenham.
The Dane played all but three games under the former Spurs boss during his time as the manager of the club. He was always one of the first names on the team sheet.
The Atheltic revealed in April 2022 that Conte, like Jose Mourinho, always valued Hojbjerg’s willingness to learn and saw him as an ‘example’ to all of his teammates at Spurs.
After Conte left, it was claimed that some people at Tottenham felt Hojbjerg was ‘too close’ to the Italian, which didn’t go down well.
Hojbjerg needs to leave Tottenham this summer, and a reunion with Conte at Napoli sounds like a fantastic move for all parties involved.