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| Son Heung-min was also surprised by Tottenham's decision. Ten years of commitment, but a long-term contract is still not in Tottenham's plans. Spursweb reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'Tottenham's star player Son Heung-min is not satisfied with the contract situation and warned the club'The player was dissatisfied with Tottenham's decision to sign a contract, and Saudi Arabian clubs received news that Son Heung-min could be recruited. Tottenham have reportedly decided not to offer Son a long-term contract, instead activating a one-year option. This change of direction surprised Son Heung-min.' Photo =Twitter Capture |
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| Son Heung-min was also surprised by Tottenham's decision. Ten years of commitment, but a long-term contract is still not in Tottenham's plans. Spursweb reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'Tottenham's star player Son Heung-min is not satisfied with the contract situation and warned the club'The player was dissatisfied with Tottenham's decision to sign a contract, and Saudi Arabian clubs received news that Son Heung-min could be recruited. Tottenham have reportedly decided not to offer Son a long-term contract, instead activating a one-year option. This change of direction surprised Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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| Son Heung-min was also surprised by Tottenham's decision. Ten years of commitment, but a long-term contract is still not in Tottenham's plans. Spursweb reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'Tottenham's star player Son Heung-min is not satisfied with the contract situation and warned the club'The player was dissatisfied with Tottenham's decision to sign a contract, and Saudi Arabian clubs received news that Son Heung-min could be recruited. Tottenham have reportedly decided not to offer Son a long-term contract, instead activating a one-year option. This change of direction surprised Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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Son Heung-min was also surprised by Tottenham's decision. Ten years of commitment, but a long-term contract is still not in Tottenham's plans.
England's Spurs Web reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'Tottenham's star player Son Heung-min is not satisfied with the contract situation and warned the club'
Spursweb said the player was unhappy with Tottenham's decision to sign a contract, and Saudi Arabian clubs were informed that Son Heung-min could be recruited. Tottenham have reportedly decided not to offer Son a long-term contract, instead activating a one-year option. 'This shift in direction surprised Son's side, apparently because it appeared to have been agreed upon by all parties at the time of initial contract discussions'
The failure to offer a long-term contract does not seem to have had a good effect on Son Heung-min, and Saudi Arabia is also paying attention to this fact and looking at the opportunity to recruit Son after this season. Saudi clubs can secure significant funds in the summer and are seeking to recruit many high-profile players, including Son Heung-min,' he explained.
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British talk sports also said they were disappointed about Son Heung-min's contract with Tottenham, adding that Son was expected to negotiate 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.
Saudi Arabia reportedly made an offer to Son Heung-min last summer, and British media said at the time that Son Heung-min was offered a contract worth 30 million euros (about 42 billion won) every season for four years from the Saudi league RT Hard, but refused. If Son Heung-min leaves, he may offer the same proposal once again.
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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.'
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. Son Heung-min also hinted that there was no negotiation until this season, when the contract was about to expire. Son Heung-min attended a press conference ahead of the Europa League against Karabakh FK and was asked about renewing his contract, saying, `We haven't said anything yet" he said.
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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Considering Son Heung-min's salary level, Tottenham's attitude is all the more regrettable. 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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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.
Attention is expected to continue on Son Heung-min's future course of action. If Tottenham does not seek to renew Son Heung-min's contract for a long time, there are also European teams that are said to have wanted Saudi Arabia to show great interest and sign him. Starting with Barcelona in Spain, Manchester United and Bayern Munich have also been mentioned.
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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.
Tottenham reporter Alasdier Gold, from Football London in the United Kingdom, said "We have the option to extend our contract until 2026. This means there is a little more time to work on"I'm sure Tottenham will want Son to be with Son in a predictable future because they value him both on and off the field. Son Heung-min also wants to justify the title of legend in the club. by winning anythingBoth the club and Son Heung-min said they may intend to renew their contracts.
Attention is steadily pouring in on whether Son Heung-min will renew his contract. What decision Tottenham will make about Son Heung-min is also expected to continue to be a hot topic until next summer.
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