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Saints accept Højbjerg bid, but player wants Spurs

Everton have reportedly had an offer of £25m for Pierre-Emile Hà¸jbjerg accepted by Southampton.

MailSport claim that the Blues have so far outbid Tottenham for the Danish international midfielder who has signalled his intention to leave St Mary's this summer.

This follows a suggestion earlier in the day that Southampton had rejected a bid from Everton of £20m rising to £25m based on appearances and a subsequent report by Metro that claims that Spurs will now match the bid from Merseyside.

Update 22 July The Liverpool Echo maintains that Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has made it clear to Everton he wants to join Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

The Echo maintains that Everton have not lodged a £25m, although they have made it clear to Hà¸jbjerg they want him. They say Carlo Ancelotti is an admirer of the 24-year-old and asked the club to make a move for the Denmark international but Hà¸jbjerg has told the Blues, on at least two occasions, that he wishes to move to Spurs and play under Jose Mourinho.

Everton had not initially been deterred by Hà¸jbjerg's stance and had been in dialogue with Southampton over a potential deal, with player exchanges discussed as part of the negotiations. But the club insists that, contrary to reports, they have not lodged a £25m bid for the player. Everton's valuation, for a player who is into the final 12 months of his contract, was closer to £14m.

That appears to have drawn a line under any further speculation.

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