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Southampton strip Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of the CAPTAINCY after he expresses his desire to leave the club... with James Ward-Prowse taking the armband for the rest of the season

Southampton have stripped midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of the club captaincy after he made it known that he wants to leave the club, with James Ward-Prowse replacing him for the remainder of the season.

Last month, Danish international Hojbjerg confirmed that he wanted to play at an 'even higher level than I am currently.'

As a result, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl confirmed in a press conference on Wednesday that Ward-Prowse will take the armband, starting with their game at Norwich on Friday night.

'No, he [Hojbjerg] will not be captain,' Hasenhuttl said.