No more variables are expected. Tottenham is unlikely to suddenly renew its contract with Son Heung-min.
Jack Pete Brook, who works for The Athletic in England and works as a reporter for Tottenham, also mentioned Son Heung-min on the 27th (Korea time) when he reported that Tottenham plans to invoke a one-year extension with Ben Davies.
"Tottenham plans to activate Davis' one-year extension to keep him at the club next season. Davies' contract will be finalized this season, his 11th season at Tottenham, but Tottenham plans to have a player in the 2025-2026 season as well," he said first.
Davis then signed a three-year contract in the summer of 2022 under Antonio Conte. Like Son Heung-min, Davis's close friend and Tottenham captain, Davis' contract expires at the end of this season. With two players, Tottenham plan to activate a clause that will allow them to leave veteran players next season."
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There was a lot of news about Son Heung-min and Tottenham renewing their contracts and triggering a one-year extension, but the meaning of any further rumors has disappeared.
Both leading British media and European transfer market experts predict that Tottenham will issue a clause extending Son Heung-min's contract by one year. The Athletic, a leading media outlet, predicted that from the end of the 2023-2024 season, Tottenham will invoke a one-year extension clause, not a renewal with Son Heung-min.
In the end, the outlook is entering a realistic atmosphere. The British Telegraph, which first reported that Son Heung-min's contract with Tottenham in the summer of 2021 was not a four-year contract but a four-plus-one-year contract, reported earlier this month that Tottenham will invoke a one-year option on the contract to leave Son's future to the club after this season.
This was the expected trend to some extent. Until last season, news was often heard that Tottenham was negotiating to renew the contract with Son Heung-min, but things began to change at the end of the season. Even when Tottenham visited Korea last summer, neither the players nor the club in charge of Son Heung-min's contract clearly expressed their position.
It was at the end of September when Son Heung-min said at a press conference ahead of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) game that he had not received a renewal offer from the club. On the same day, Tottenham's leading media simultaneously reported that Tottenham would issue a one-year extension with Son Heung-min.
It is presumed to be the information delivered from the club because it suddenly poured out from various media after Son Heung-min's remarks.
For now, Son Heung-min is also known to want to stay at Tottenham. Son Heung-min has never publicly expressed his intention to stay at Tottenham, but it was known through a European transfer market expert.
Florian Flettenberg, who plays for Sky Sports in Germany, said 10 days ago that Son Heung-min is more likely to stay at Tottenham for another year. Tottenham are expected to invoke a clause that could extend Son's contract until 2026. Almost a decision has been made. World-class winger Son Heung-min also wants to stay at Tottenham. He said Son still has unchanged loyalty.
Another European transfer market expert, Fabrizio Romano, said Son Heung-min is currently not negotiating with any club. On his personal YouTube channel, Son Heung-min's name was mentioned whenever a big club interested in Winger appeared in the transfer market. But at the moment, (Son Heung-min) has never made contact with other clubs."
Since Son Heung-min is not willing to leave, and Tottenham is not willing to sell the player right away, it is widely believed that the two sides will continue to accompany him. Rumors of a recent transfer to Galatasaray, a prestigious Turkiye club, are also very likely to disappear if Tottenham invokes a one-year extension. Galatasaray may be able to meet Son Heung-min's conditions in terms of salary, but he can never afford to pay the transfer fee Tottenham wants.
Tottenham is expected to decide whether to renew the contract after watching Son Heung-min's performance from 2025 to 2026. Davis is also becoming a case like Son Heung-min. It is believed that the club is ready to invoke a one-year extension as Davis has proved he is still a necessary presence for the team this season. Son Heung-min and Davis, who are close to him, are moving in the same direction.
Meanwhile, Paul O'Keeff, who is fluent in Tottenham's internal news, said on the 26th that `Tottenham will invoke Son Heung-min's one-year extension clause. It could have been triggered. No one knows, then, when Tottenham will announce whether to invoke the clause"It has been controversial among fans.
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