'Aging SON → Rotation Required' 英 Media Concerns Aging Curves.. Emphasis on the need for replacement
Jul 13, 2024
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British media 'Football Fancast' reported on the 13th (Korea time) that it is an interesting prospect to recruit Son Heung-min and a player to rotate the rotation.
Son Heung-min still showed his top skills in the Premier League last season with 17 goals and 10 assists.
However, Son Heung-min, who was born in 1992, is already 32 years old. Although more players are playing steadily until their mid-to-late 30s, there are still many players who suffer aging curves from their mid-to-late 30s, so of course, there are anxiety factors.
If you predict very conservatively, Son Heung-min will be able to maintain the top level in the Premier League for one to two years at the most. It's not strange to be sluggish this season right now. In particular, Son Heung-min is at high risk of being directly hit by aging because his explosive speed based on his physical ability is his advantage.
Tottenham need to be prepared. First of all, we need to find successors and replacements. It would be a perfect scenario if Son Heung-min's physical strength was arranged while dividing the playing time and gradually replacing Son Heung-min's presence.
In fact, Tottenham is also looking hard for a side striker, even though the most urgent position in the transfer market this summer is the center forward.
Tottenham sent scouts to Euro 2024 in Germany.
The British TBR Football reported last month that Tottenham could recruit the next generation Son Heung-min for less than 25 million pounds (about 43.5 billion won).
The player TBR Football described as the next Son Heung-min ' is Turkiye striker Bashir Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray). He is currently a member of the Turkiye national team and participated in Euro 2024. According to TBR Football, Tottenham have dispatched scouts directly to Germany, where Euro 2024 is underway. It is known that he has already contacted Ilmaz.
Yilmaz has already been known as a striker who looks like Son Heung-min since 2021.
TBR Football says that "ilmaz's strengths include speed, dribbling, finishing, skill, control, and athletic ability. Ilmaz was also linked with Tottenham earlier this year. Turkiye media praised Yilmaz for being a game changer and a player who can play in any position'
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TBR Football said 'The better news is that Galatasaray demanded 21 million pounds (about 36.6 billion won) for the transfer to Ilmaz. This is a reasonable price for Tottenham, which is looking for Son Heung-min's successor.
Another candidate is Wolverhampton's Portuguese striker Pedro Netu, Hwang Hee-chan's teammate. Netu overlaps with Son Heung-min's position. It's a wing forward that doesn't matter from left to right. He is eight years younger than Son Heung-min, so he can replace Son Heung-min in the long run.
However, Netu is a player who is often injured. Tottenham is said to have no willingness to force Netu into recruitment unless it is at a reasonable price.
Football Fancast is a good opportunity to make Son Heung-min nervous if Wolverhampton accepts a slightly lower price. It's such a waste to miss. It's hard for him to play in every game. Son Heung-min and I can take turns to relax for a big game.
Netu had three goals and 11 assists in 24 games last season. Football Fancast said 'Netu was involved in one goal per 1.71 games. On the other hand, Son Heung-min scored 17 goals and 10 assists, which is equivalent to one goal per 1.33 games. Ultimately, concerns about Netu's injury are true. You can't ignore it. However, he expected that the scenario of running the rotation with Son Heung-min, who is aging at a low cost, is an interesting prospect.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
