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There were claims from inside Tottenham that there was an opinion against Son Heung-min's renewal.
Britain's Spurs Web reported on the 10th (Korea time) 'Tottenham insider disagrees with Son Heung-min's contract decision'
Son Heung-min has recently drawn great attention due to news on his renewal of contract. Reporter Graham Bailey said on Britain's TBR Football that `Tottenham has no plans to renew contract with Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min said he was shocked by the club's decision, adding that `Son Heung-min and his camp discussed a new contract with Tottenham, and both sides were positive about the contract extension, but the club seems to have suddenly changed its attitude.'
The news came after Tottenham's one-year extension option was triggered, which gave it more strength. Earlier on the 4th, England's Telegraph said, "'Tottenham will activate a one-year extension option for Son Heung-min, so that he will continue to stay with the team after this season.'" Tottenham signed a new contract with Son Heung-min in 2021, and the expiration of the contract was scheduled for seven months later. The club is known to have a one-year extension option. 'All Tottenham have to do is notify Son Heung-min of the option being activated, and we have found out that Tottenham intend to do so.'"
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Through this one-year extension option, Tottenham reportedly will extend its contract with Son Heung-min until 2026 and even consider sales after that, and there have been continued observations that the renewal of the contract will fail.
Spursweb pointed out that former Tottenham scout Brian King would make sense for Tottenham's business given Son's star power. However, his current negotiations may simply have been postponed for a few months. Son Heung-min is still the most important player in Tottenham. It's Tottenham's face. It would be very surprising if we didn't offer Son a new long-term contract.
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Son Heung-min has no choice but to be disappointed. Considering Son Heung-min's achievements and evaluations at Tottenham, it is also considered a legend that is included in the top 10 in the club's history. Son Heung-min has played a total of 416 Tottenham games in 10 years and is high in the all-time ranking with 165 Tottenham goals. He also had a huge record in Tottenham's career help ranking second, just behind Christian Eriksen.
However, it was also said that Tottenham solidified its position to save money on Son Heung-min. Give Me Sports of England 'Tottenham will sign Son Heung-min a 12-month extension instead of offering him a profitable new contract. The club's leadership has decided to remain cautious rather than put more pressure on salaries' he said, adding that Tottenham's leaders are reluctant to give Son big money by renewing his contract for a long time.
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Son Heung-min is currently receiving a weekly salary of about 190,000 pounds (about 342 million won) from Tottenham. In terms of annual salary, it is about 9.88 million pounds (about 17.8 billion won). It is currently the highest salary at Tottenham, and it is true that it is above average even within the English Premier League.
However, it is shocking to compare this with the top-paid players of the big six teams in terms of their names. There are also big club aces such as Kevin DeBrouiner, Mohamed Salah, Bruno Fernandes and Declan Rice who are currently receiving more weekly wages than Son Heung-min among English Premier League players. However, many players, including Antony, Harry Maguire, Jack Grealish and Wesley Fofana, were also disappointed in their performance and skills than Son Heung-min. In particular, Antony is a higher-paid player than Son Heung-min, receiving an annual salary of 10.4 million pounds (about 18.7 billion won) despite his serious slump. Considering this, Tottenham's attitude to reduce money even for Son Heung-min, the club legend, is bound to be regrettable.
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Meanwhile, in this situation, Tottenham's leading reporter still predicted Son Heung-min's possibility to stay. Paul O'Keefe, a reporter familiar with Tottenham's news, answered fans' questions on his personal SNS on the 9th. One fan commented 'Will Son Heung-min stay next season?When asked ', O'Keefe answered 'Of course', and was confident that Son Heung-min would stay.
Regarding the news of Son Heung-min's failure to renew his contract, O'Keefe also said, `The source is Bailey. Please", he said, adding that it is not news to be trusted, claiming that Son Heung-min's notification of failure to renew his contract was not true. According to O'Keefe's claim, the contract was not renewed immediately, but there is a possibility that Tottenham will leave Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min's renewal has not been properly decided since last summer, and interest in the contract has continued. Fans are also expected to pay attention to how Tottenham will treat Son Heung-min, its captain and ace.
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