`Shocking' Tottenham caught him in the back! Son Heung-min is not allowed to renew his contract! Why did you extend it for only one year? 'Desperate to save money'
Nov 06, 2024
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England's TBR Football said on the 6th (Korea time) 'Tottenham conveyed to Son Heung-min that they had no plans to negotiate a renewal of the contract. Son Heung-min's side was shocked by the club's decision.
TBT Football reported that `Son Heung-min and his camp had discussed a new contract with Tottenham, and both sides were positive about the contract extension, but the club seemed to have suddenly changed their attitude.'
Tottenham received a lot of attention for renewing their contract with Son this summer. Of course, it was expected that the renewal of the contract would take place. It was a natural step considering that Son Heung-min is already one of the leading 'Living Legends' at Tottenham. 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.
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Tottenham's idea was in the option of a one-year extension. England's cutoff side 'Son Heung-min's career at Tottenham looks set to end soon, and the club have found a replacement for him but are competing. Son Heung-min is 32 years old, and since his contract expires next summer, it could be a reasonable time to part ways with the team after this season, while England's Football Transfer said: "'Tottenham will sign a one-year extension to keep him until 2026, and we can see they will offer it to prevent him from leaving on free agency.'"
The decision immediately led to the invocation of a one-year extension option. England's Telegraph said on the 4th that `Tottenham will activate a one-year extension option for Son Heung-min, so that he will continue to stay in 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. Tottenham just need to notify Son of the option invocation, and we have found out that Tottenham intend to do so.
The reason why Tottenham decided to extend the contract by one year instead of renewing the contract was simple. It was to save money. 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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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.
Tottenham has often applied contracts to Hugo Lloris or key players over the age of 30. Nevertheless, considering the case of Kane, Son Heung-min's best friend, Tottenham did not stick to that principle. At the time of the summer of 2023, Tottenham actively wanted to renew their contract with Kane one year left on their contract and tried to sign the contract.
It is also true that Son Heung-min's treatment is insufficient. In the case of Harry Kane, Tottenham made various efforts, including trying to renew the contract immediately to catch him with a year left on his contract. On the other hand, the fact that he notified Son of the one-year extension option without even talking to him is even more disappointing because it contrasts with Son's affection.
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During the transfer market last summer, British media raised the possibility that Son Heung-min could be sold in 2025. Son will turn 33 then. For a player of that age, a long-term contract may not be a smart choice, and the opportunity to sell to Saudi Arabia to earn a transfer fee may be attractive. Son Heung-min may also be more willing to receive a high salary. In terms of his value, even though he had a sluggish season, I think it is worth £100 million.' Some argued that Son Heung-min could be sold to Saudi Arabia for £100 million (about 170 billion won).
For Son Heung-min, who is already second to none as a club legend, Tottenham chose a strategy to save money. Son Heung-min, who is trying to remain a club legend, is expected to be more disappointed with Tottenham's attitude.
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