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Newcastle United now interested in signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg It has now been reported that Newcastle United are interested in Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. The Mail say that their information is that: ‘The experienced Danish international has been identified as someone who could help smooth the transition from losing Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali from their midfield.’ Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg turned 31 on Wednesday and previously played for the likes of Bayern Munich and Tottenham. The midfielder has played the last two seasons for Marseille, he played the full game when Newcastle lost 2-1 in the Champions League in November against the Ligue 1 club. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has made 75 appearances for Marseille these past two season in all competitions and scored eight goals. After an initial season on loan from Tottenham, last summer saw the midfielder join Marseille permanently last year for £17m. The Mail going on to say: ‘Though far from the headline signing Newcastle fans would have been hoping for, the 31-year-old knows the Premier League well and could provide the steadying hand for their two young additions Sean Steur, 18, and Aladji Bamba, 20…Newcastle sport director Ross Wilson has been working through an extensive list of names but at least knows that Hojbjerg could hit the ground running and provide Matthias Jaissle with another experienced head in the dressing room.’ A major topic of conversation has been who will be the new Newcastle United captain with Trippier and Bruno leaving, then Burn likely to be behind Botman in the pecking order. With a likely transfer fee of around the £10m-£15m mark, as currently captain of both Marseille and Denmark, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg could potentially also fill that role if coming to Newcastle United. If you would like to feature on The Mag, submit your article to contribute@themag.co.uk