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Tottenham is preparing Son Heung-min's successor.
The British Spurs Web reported on the 22nd (Korea time) 'Tottenham has already secured three successors for Son Heung-min'
Son Heung-min recently made a surprising confession in an interview. It was about looking at the end of his career. Son Heung-min has been interviewed since he scored one goal in the league match against West Ham on the 19th.
At the time, Son Heung-min said with his victory speech "Sadly, I'm 32 years old now. That's why I'm taking every game really seriously. Because every game goes by and I know it's a game I won't be able to come back to. That's why every game I'm serious, and I play like the last game of my career. It will be another game I look forward to on Thursday. I hope we can have a good game and a good result. He left a comment as if he was about to retire.
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Son Heung-min's remarks may have taken into account the recent situation and atmosphere surrounding him. Son Heung-min's contract with Tottenham in 2021 will expire in the summer of 2025. With less than a season left on his contract, Tottenham are still not offering a long-term contract renewal. There is only a prospect that it will activate the one-year extension option included in the contract.
As Son Heung-min is a team that has been involved for as many as 10 years, it is not easy to think about his career after Tottenham. In this process, there can be enough feelings that you are looking at the end of your career. Therefore, it seems that he left a statement that he cannot pretend not to know retirement.
However, Tottenham seems to be more focused on the successor despite Son Heung-min's remarks. Rather than the prospect of catching Son Heung-min, more attention was paid to the players who would succeed Son Heung-min.
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Spursweb said Son Heung-min, the Tottenham captain, will be 33 at the end of this season, and he can't be any younger. His contract could expire in 2026, and Tottenham need someone to replace him, he said.
Among the candidates for Son Heung-min's successor considered by Tottenham, a total of three players are currently recruited in the team. They are Wilson O'Dober, Yang Min-hyuk, and Mikey Moore.
Odobert is a player recruited by Tottenham ahead of this season. He has already played for Burnley in the English Premier League (EPL) and has captivated fans with his excellent dribbling ability. Even after joining Tottenham, he played as a starter several times, but he was not good enough to take the lead immediately. Spursweb says 'Odover has a fast speed and a fascinating skill in handling the ball. Enze Postecoglou also identified him as an ideal one-on-one attack expert'
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Yang Min-hyuk is also on the list. Yang Min-hyuk confirmed his move to Tottenham this summer, and he will leave Gangwon and join Tottenham from January 2025. He has already proven his skills on the K-League stage, but considering the difficulties of the EPL stage, his adaptation will inevitably differ greatly. Spursweb says, `Yang Min-hyuk is one of the greatest talents in the K-League. He is good at playing on both wings and has the ability to beat defenders with agile play. I will have the opportunity to learn from Son Heung-min, and I will serve as his mentor.'"
The next player after Yang Min-hyuk was Moore, a promising player raised by Tottenham himself. Moore is already considered one of the best talents within Tottenham Youth and is playing this season with a chance to play. Moore, who can play as both wingers, has been evaluated as a talent that will soon establish itself in Tottenham's first team even if it is not Son Heung-min's place.
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However, it is hard to guarantee that all three players will definitely fill Son Heung-min's vacancy yet. No one can replace the vacancy of Legend, who played in 416 games and scored 165 goals in Tottenham's 10 years as a member of Tottenham in the EPL stage.
With Son Heung-min's contract nearing expiration, there are also candidates who Tottenham will raise as Son Heung-min's successor. However, since the learning process through Son Heung-min may be important to take over his position, attention is being paid to how Tottenham will respond to Son Heung-min's contract before next summer.
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