"SON doesn't guarantee a one-year extension to remain" → Option execution is a paving the way for 'Saudi sale"
Nov 13, 2024
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British media 'Tottenham Hotspur News' reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'Son Heung-min could leave Tottenham next year if the Saudi Arabian professional league makes an attractive offer'
Tottenham and Son Heung-min's official contract is from 2024 to 2025 season. Tottenham have safety features. The club has the option to extend the contract by one year until the 2025-2026 season.
If Tottenham executes the option, Son Heung-min will be a Tottenham player until the summer of 2026.
Earlier this month, Telegraph reported that Tottenham would invoke the option.
TBR Football then said Tottenham had decided to execute only the option and not give a new contract.
There are many reasons why Tottenham wants to activate only a one-year option without extending the contract anew.
Once the option is not implemented, Son Heung-min will be signed as a free agent in the summer of 2025.
Tottenham has to release Son Heung-min after failing to collect the transfer fee.
Tottenham is very unlikely to send Son for free because there are rumors that they want Son Heung-min in the Saudi professional league.
Whether Tottenham needs Son Heung-min or not, it is economically beneficial for Tottenham to implement the option for now.
Tottenham is believed to have decided to secure Son Heung-min's ownership first and then watch the situation.
Son will be 34 years old in 2026. Although the recent introduction of scientific conditioning methods and state-of-the-art equipment has increased the number of players playing until their late 30s, it is true that they are old enough to consider retirement when their mid-30s are broken.
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Tottenham Hotspur News reported 'Will Son Heung-min leave Tottenham in 2025? Extending Son's contract for another year would leave him tied to Tottenham until 2026. But that doesn't mean Son will remain at Tottenham after next summer, he said with a cool diagnosis.
Tottenham Hotspur News reported 'If an attractive offer comes from Saudi Arabia and Son Heung-min demands a transfer, he can leave. Tottenham's execution of the option at least does not mean that Son Heung-min will be transferred to a free agent, but that they will collect the transfer fee, he explained.
However, Tottenham warned that if Son Heung-min is lost, it could cost a lot.
Brian King, a former Tottenham scout football expert, also insisted that Tottenham should not let Son Heung-min go.
"Son Heung-min was one of Tottenham's outstanding players in recent years, along with Harry Kane (Bayern Munich). If the club doesn't think it's worth giving Son a two-year contract, the board should take a close look at itself."
"If Tottenham gives Son a chance to leave for Saudi Arabia, it would be foolish," he said outraged.
King said, `Just having Son at the club is a great help to young players. He praised the lighthouse for showing young players how important it is to train faithfully and play passionately."
However, Son Heung-min's injuries began to become more frequent this season.
Tottenham has already secured a large number of resources for Son Heung-min's successor through the transfer market this summer. It recruited three teenage wingers, including Wilson O'Dober, Yang Min-hyuk, and Mikey Moore.
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Since then, he has been excluded from the away match at Manchester United in the sixth round of the Premier League, the away match at Ferencvaros in the second round of the Europa League, and the away match at Brighton in the seventh round of the Premier League. He was not also called up for the third Asian qualifying team for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup.
Son Heung-min returned to the match against West Ham in the eighth round of the Premier League on the 19th. Son Heung-min was involved in three goals and led the way to a 4-1 victory, but was replaced in 70 minutes. After the game, I felt pain again and did not participate in training.
Since then, he has missed the Europa League AZ Alkmaar and the Premier League's ninth round against Crystal Palace. He seemed likely to return to the match against Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup, but he did not come out again.
Son Heung-min returned to the Premier League against Aston Villa on the 3rd, about two weeks later. He also played in the away game of Galatasaray in the Europa League on the 8th. On the 10th, Ipswich's driving recovered enough physical strength to handle the full-time. Son Heung-min was also called up to the national team for the third Asian qualifying round for the World Cup in November.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
