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| The match between South Korea and Palestine in the third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th. Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min are preparing for a free kick.Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.04/ |
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Is it possible for the league to see Son Heung-min score through Lee Kang-in's pass.
England's Team Talk reported on the 16th (Korea time) 'Tottenham reportedly has no intention of discussing a contract beyond the option of a one-year extension for Son Heung-min.'"
Team talk is 'Son Heung-min gets Saudi Arabia's attention. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) also observed Son Heung-min for a long time. PSG has prepared plans for Son Heung-min before. If Tottenham fails to advance to the European Champions League next season, there is a possibility that Tottenham will sell Son Heung-min to PSG.
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Earlier, Son Heung-min drew a lot of attention with the news about his recent renewal. Journalist Graham Bailey said, `Tottenham has no plans to renew the 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.'
European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on his personal SNS on the 14th that `Tottenham has begun activating options to extend Son Heung-min's existing contract until 2026.' As Romano reported the news of Son Heung-min's option to extend his contract, it has been virtually confirmed that Son Heung-min will be accompanied by Tottenham until 2026. However, Romano also kept his mouth shut about the long-term renewal. Romano added that it is not known if Tottenham is considering it until afterwards, saying it is the club's plan to have Son play for Tottenham for at least one more season.
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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TalkSport of England said Son was expected to hold talks over a long-term contract, but Tottenham decided to activate the one-year option included in the existing contract. This will keep Son on his contract until the summer of 2026. If nothing changes, Son Heung-min will leave on a free agent after the next season, and he has played for Tottenham for more than 10 years,' he said, noting that Tottenham could release Son Heung-min as it is.
England's Spurs Web reportedly said Son would not be offered a long-term contract, and the news surprised Son. According to the news, this is not a good impact and Saudi is looking at the opportunity to recruit him. Saudi Arabia can secure significant transfer funds in the summer, and Son Heung-min is also on the top list,' he explained.
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This is unfortunate news for Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min has consistently expressed his willingness to remain a Tottenham legend. Even after participating in a fan forum event in September, a fan asked Son Heung-min "Do you intend to retire from Tottenham?When asked questions about renewing contracts and retirement, "I had already answered this question. In football, we don't know the future. There is still a contract period with Tottenham, and it has already been 10 years since he played here. You can't imagine how happy I would be at Tottenham. I want to see you all smile even if the day comes when I leave this club, and I want to see everyone talk about me as a legend" he replied.
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 and is ranked 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.
In the end, PSG is also showing interest, and attention is expected to continue to be paid to Son Heung-min's future course. If Tottenham does not seek to renew Son Heung-min's contract for a long time, there is a good chance that Saudi Arabia will show great interest, and some European teams reportedly wanted to recruit Son after the possibility of him being released as a free agent was already mentioned. Spain's El Nacional said 'Barcelona will try to reinforce its offense. The player Han Ji Flick will choose is very clear. Several key conditions have been approved by Deku, and conditions are the experience of the offense, Yamal, and differentiated talent. One of them is Tottenham star Son Heung-min, who also expressed the possibility of going to Barcelona, and evaluated that big clubs are paying attention to Son Heung-min's contract situation, including Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
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Meanwhile, there are still observations that Tottenham can catch Son Heung-min. Reporter Paul O'Keefe, who is 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. Earlier, O'Keefe also responded to the news of Son Heung-min's failure to renew his contract with Bailey. Please", he said, adding that it is not news to be trusted, claiming that Son Heung-min's failure to renew his contract was not true.
Son Heung-min's possible transfer to PSG has emerged, and attention is being paid again. If Son Heung-min can be seen in clubs other than the national team scoring through Lee Kang-in's pass, Korean fans' expectations are expected to soar further.
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