Newcastle approached Marseille to sign Hojbjerg as a replacement for Bruno Guimaraes, who joined Arsenal for £75m. Hojbjerg played 90 minutes for Marseille against Atletico Madrid on Friday without the captain's armband, suggesting that Marseille's management is not happy with his decision. Marseille owner Frank McCourt is alleged to be fuming about Hojbjerg's decision, reportedly wanting the transfer to happen to bring in some much-needed funds and reduce their wage bill.
Ruben Amorim, Marseille's manager, has put Fikayo Tomori, Christopher Nkunku, and Youssouf Fofana up for sale. AC Milan could potentially make a move for Hojbjerg if Fofana leaves Marseille. Hojbjerg has played 254 Premier League games throughout his career, starring for Tottenham and Southampton. He played 43 games for Marseille last season, scoring five goals and assisting another five.
TalkSPORT's Jeff Stelling thinks Newcastle haven't missed out on much by Hojbjerg not joining, labelling him 'incredibly average'. Hojbjerg's full involvement in Marseille's friendly on Friday indicated that he could still stay at the club.