As long as Tottenham chose a one-year extension, Son Heung-min's transfer in the summer of 2025 became difficult.
On the 23rd (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom released exclusive information on Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, regarding Son Heung-min's contract period. Give Me Sports reported "Romano said Tottenham are expected to activate a clause that could extend Son's contract until 2026"
Reporter Romano added "Tottenham is still expected to trigger a one-year extension and keep Son Heung-min until 2026. "Because this part is always important, the atmosphere inside Tottenham has been waiting for official action since October."
Reporter Romano emphasized that the news about Son Heung-min, which he revealed last month, has not changed at all. In the middle of last month, Romano reported that Tottenham would extend Son Heung-min's contract for another year.
`Tottenham will extend Son's contract for another year. That is Tottenham's idea and plan. The process has already begun. So Son is expected to stay at Tottenham for another yearHe explained that Tottenham has plans to be with Son Heung-min until next season, invoking a one-year extension.
Reporter Romano said Son Heung-min also wants to stay at Tottenham and is aware that Tottenham will trigger a one-year extension.
Another European transfer market expert, Florian Flettenberg of Sky Sports in Germany, also reported the same information. He added, `It is increasingly likely that Son will remain at Tottenham for another year, with Tottenham expected to invoke a clause that would extend Son's contract until 2026. The decision is almost over. World-class winger Son Heung-min also wants to stay at Tottenham."
As soon as the one-year extension clause is invoked, Son Heung-min's recent transfer rumors become virtually all impossible. This is because the prerequisite for Son Heung-min's transfer theory was that Son Heung-min's contract would expire at the end of this season.
"If you look at the contents of Spain's Pichahes reported by Son Heung-min's transfer to Real, he is watching Son Heung-min as one of the superstars he can recruit in the next transfer market." Son Heung-min's future, whose contract with Tottenham expires at the end of this season, seems far from Tottenham. He said Real is paying attention to Son Heung-min, who can be a free agent.
The above media said "The possibility of freely recruiting a player with the status of Son Heung-min to Real means a strategic opportunity. Son Heung-min, whose contract with Tottenham ends at the end of this season, could be one of the biggest signings of the upcoming summerHe stressed that Real can only aim when Son Heung-min is released as a free agent.
It is not clear whether Real is really interested in Son Heung-min, but if he has to pay the transfer fee, the attractiveness of recruiting Son Heung-min will inevitably decrease.
Rumors of Son Heung-min's transfer to Manchester United, which excited soccer fans, are also likely to have never happened. Give Me Sports is also a medium that Manchester United said was watching Son Heung-min. At the time, the media explained that `there are many rumors around Old Trafford that Tottenham superstar Son Heung-min, whose contract expires next summer, is a target that can be recruited.'
Manchester United needs scoring second-line resources like Son Heung-min. It is also a team that has already confirmed its attractiveness to the Asian market through Park Ji-sung. If Son Heung-min is recruited, Manchester United would be good, but it is difficult to recruit unless it is a free contract. In fact, Manchester United is a team that has not signed a contract with Tottenham for more than 16 years since Dimitar Berbatov was recruited in 2008.
Even if it is true that Manchester United is aiming for Son Heung-min, it will never easily give up Son Heung-min to Manchester United, where Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy can become a competitor.
Rumors of a relatively recent comeback in Atletico are also in vain. "The economic situation will be important because Atletico expect Son to become a free agent and complete the recruitment that may not otherwise be feasible," Pizzahes explained on the 21st, explaining that Atletico are interested in Son Heung-minemphasized that " If Son Heung-min is not a free agent, Atletico will not recruit him.
Rumors of a transfer to Bayern Munich, which began with the remarks of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min's soul partner, are the same. German media predicted that Son Heung-min may be interested in Bayern if he is released as a free agent. On the contrary, if Son Heung-min is not a free agent, there is no reason to be interested in Bayern.
Son Heung-min is the target of interest, but the fact that he is 33 years old is burdensome to all teams. If it's a free contract, you can try it, but it's true that there are risks to recruit after paying the transfer fee. Since Tottenham can never hand over Son Heung-min at a low transfer fee, it is inevitably difficult for other teams to recruit Son Heung-min.
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