'Kane, go to the championship!' Son Heung-min, who revealed his inner feelings after consideration, is expected to win Euro 2024 'England + Kane'

Jul 13, 2024

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'Kane, you should win at least '

Son Heung-min (32), who has been supporting Tottenham Hotspur alone since the 'Soul Duo' left the team, expressed his support for his old teammate ahead of the final.

The soul duo who shared the sorrow of 'no relation', wished for Harry Kane (31) to "I hope to win". Kane is currently the captain of the English national football team and is in the UEFA Euro 2024 final. The opponent is Spain, which showed its powerful strength in this tournament.

Son Heung-min and Kane have been together for eight seasons from the 2014-2015 season to the 2022-2023 season at Tottenham. Tottenham's Franchise Star Kane, South Korean-born, shows promise for Bundesliga side Leverkusen No one expected Son Heung-min, who joined the team, to become a 「Soulmate」.

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However, Son Heung-min's potential on the EPL stage was full and he grew into a top winger, creating a huge synergy effect with front-line striker Kane. Son Heung-min and Kane scored 47 goals, the most in EPL history. It is a page in EPL history. However, their combination ended when Kane moved to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga ahead of the 2023-2024 season.

After Kane left, Son Heung-min filled Kane's vacancy by throwing his whole body in charge of both the team's captain and front-line striker position. From Son Heung-min's point of view, Kane, who left for Munich, may be harsh.

However, Son Heung-min did not resent his old partner at all, but rather wished for success. He hoped that this time he would achieve his dream of 'winning' that he failed to achieve.

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Tottenham released a video of Son Heung-min's interview on the club's official SNS on the 12th (Korea time). The question was asked, 'Who do you expect to win the Euro 2024 final?'

Son Heung-min sighed, saying, `It's a difficult question.' It's a natural reaction. Both England and Spain, which reached the final, are so strong that it is difficult to determine the superiority and inferiority. Of course, Spain's power can look objectively better if you look back at the games that reached the final.

England have always won by a neck after a struggle. He passed the group stage with one win and two draws. In the match against Slovakia in the round of 16, he allowed the first goal and was led to balance it with Jadon Sancho's equalizer, and Kane's winning goal in extra time made it to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals passed after a penalty shootout. In the semi-finals, they came from behind to win against the Netherlands, but VAR (video reading) was controversial.

Son Heung-min couldn't raise his hand easily because of this past. But soon, he seemed to have made up his mind, saying, `I hope England will win.' The reason is only because of his former colleague Kane, who was 'Soul Partner'. Son Heung-min said, `I hope Kane wins. He sent a heartfelt message of support, saying, "The best player in England's history. Son Heung-min showed real loyalty for his old colleague.

Attention is focusing on whether Kane will be able to win the Euro 2024 championship using Son Heung-min's support. The final match between England and Spain will be held at Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, Germany, at 4 a.m. on the 15th.

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