SON, are you.. Imitating Kane? 'Taltenham + Big Club + No Escape' Last Dream ★ It Will Come True →"No Breakthrough Re-signing"
Jul 03, 2024
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British media 'Team Talk' on the 2nd (Korea time) 'Tottenham talked with Son Heung-min about extending his long-term contract. But the negotiations have yet to find a breakthrough. Tottenham now plan to activate Plan B' reports.
Plan B is 'Enable a 1-year extension option'. From Tottenham's point of view, renewing the contract is Plan A, and implementing the option is the next best option.
The nuances are somewhat different from what has been known in the world recently. News spread that Tottenham plans to implement only a one-year extension option instead of renewing the contract with Son Heung-min. This was interpreted as meaning that Tottenham will safely extend the contract for one year and then watch the situation because Tottenham is not active in renewing the contract with Son Heung-min. However, Team Talk's report can be interpreted as meaning that Tottenham wants to renew the contract and Son Heung-min is passive in renewing the contract.
Very similar to Kane's situation in the summer of 2023.
Tottenham's contract with Kane was due in the summer of 2024. Tottenham had to sign Kane on a new contract. This is because Kane will be released as a free agent in the summer of 2024. Tottenham will miss Kane without receiving a penny in transfer fees.
Kane refused to extend his contract. Kane left Tottenham and wanted the trophy. Tottenham eventually decided to sell Kane, who was up for grabs. Tottenham's transfer fee for selling Kane to Bayern Munich is reported to be at least 100 million euros (about 150 billion won).
Son Heung-min and Tottenham's contract is due in the summer of 2025. The difference from Kane is that Tottenham have a safety device. Even if Son Heung-min does not respond to the renewal, Tottenham has the option to extend the contract by one year. In the summer of 2025, Son Heung-min will also be released as a free agent, so Tottenham should implement and watch the option first.
If Tottenham extends its contract until the summer of 2026, the summer of 2025 will be the last chance to sell Son Heung-min to leave a transfer fee.
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One of the reasons Kane left Tottenham was because it was 'no relation'. Kane has long been recognized as the world's best striker, but he doesn't have a single major championship trophy. Tottenham is not a championship club. Tottenham have been without any officers for 16 years since 2008.
Son Heung-min may have felt a thirst similar to that of Kane. Son Heung-min stands tall as one of the most consistent strikers in the Premier League, but he also has no career in winning major tournaments throughout his career. For Son Heung-min, the end of his contract with Tottenham could be considered his last chance to move to a new team that can win the championship.
Team talk is 'Son Heung-min will be 33 next year. A long-term contract may not be wise for a player of that age, although he still maintains elite-level skills. Tottenham can be attractive to sell Son Heung-min to Saudi Arabia to collect the transfer fee. Son Heung-min himself may want to go to the Middle East in the second half of his career.
Team Talk expected that `Of course, Son Heung-min can extend the contract, and if Son Heung-min maintains a high level, it will be the result that all Tottenham fans want.'
dhhan@sportschosun.com
