When Ange Postecoglou took over as Tottenham manager in the summer of 2023, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg quickly realized that he was not on the Australian’s list of favourites. Of the 39 games the Dane was on the pitch, only six were for a full 90 minutes. It was heading for exit last winter, but the defensive midfielder lasted the race at Spurs for his 184th appearance. At Marseille, the Dane has established himself as one of the most important, while at the same time enjoying life as one of Ligue 1’s highest paid.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has been from start to finish in 26 games so far this season, Roberto de Zerbi knew the 29-year-old from his time as Brighton manager, and has seen how to exploit the midfielder’s strengths.

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The expectations for Hojbjerg are clearly evident in the salary the Dane negotiated last summer. L’Equipe brings the list with the 12 best paid players in Ligue 1, here the 29-year-old enters the list.

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Player: Club: Monthly salary in euros:
Ousmane Dembélé  PSG 1,500,000
Marquinhos  PSG 1,120,000
Lucas Hernandez  PSG 1,100,000
Achraf Hakimi PSG 1,100,000
Warren Zaïre-Emery PSG 950,000
Vitinha  PSG 900,000
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia PSG 849,5000
Gianluigi Donnarumma  PSG 800,000
Nuno Mendes PSG 800,000
Presnel Kimpembe PSG 640,000
Bradley Barcola PSG 550,000
Désiré Doué PSG 500,000
Adrien Rabiot Marseille 500,000
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Marseille 500,000
Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 500,000