Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player

Dec 22, 2024

Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player



Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player
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Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player
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The first and second-ranked teams in La Liga have predicted a recruiting war over Son Heung-min.

England's cutoff side reported on the 22nd (Korea time) 'Atletico Madrid plans to bring Son Heung-min at a cheap price'

Cutoff side 'Atletico's target is Son Heung-min and could be considered in a few months. Atletico can bring Son Heung-min, and he can be an ideal recruit by adding quality and depth to the Atletico attack. He said he could be a key player in Diego Simeone's team.




Son Heung-min has already received Atletico's attention once. Atletico's interest was also reported once in September. At the time, Spain's Todofichahes said 'Atletico is one of the teams with the most moves in the transfer market this summer. Led the league in terms of investment. Julián Álvarez joined as a major player, and he was called to lead Atletico's future. However, the team's leadership continues to make efforts and intends to continue the line for the reorganization of the team. Several names were mentioned, and one of the players who will gain the most strength is Son Heung-min.

Then 'Son Heung-min is 32 years old, but he is still a top-performing player, and this may be the best opportunity when his contract expires. Son Heung-min has yet to confirm a contract extension with Tottenham, and although he is playing an important role at Tottenham, his future is yet to be determined. According to some rumors, he has also received Saudi attention, but the player appears to want to stay in Europe. Atletico had already contacted Son Heung-min, saying, 'The contact between Atletico and the player has already been made, but it has been made.'"

Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player
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However, Atletico is not the only team that wants to recruit Son Heung-min as a free agent. Likewise, Barcelona, which has been involved with Son Heung-min several times, has recently re-emerged.




Spain's El Nacional is 'Hanzi Flick already plans for next season, and his priorities include two who can reform the team without incurring a transfer fee. One is Joshua Kimmy, and the other is Son Heung-min, which surprised everyone.

El Nacional said, `Son Heung-min's age may be a disadvantage, but Flick believes his qualities and abilities are ideal players to strengthen his offense for the next season or two. He explained that he could fully play a key role at Barcelona, which aspires to return to the top of Europe.

Barcelona's interest in Son is also not the first. Spain's El Goldichtal said on the 3rd that `Barcelona is considering sending Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres for Son Heung-min at the same time' Son Heung-min reached Barcelona's agenda, and Director Deku realized Han Ji Flick had to concede several releases for Son Heung-min. When Deku asked Flick about Son Heung-min's name, the response was positive. Son Heung-min is an important player for Tottenham and his recruitment is not easy at all.




There is also a problem even if Son Heung-min arrives at Barcelona on a free contract. For this issue, Deku proposed the release of Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. The two players are not included in the team plan at all. If the two players leave, the annual salary they receive will be allocated to Son Heung-min, evaluating the possibility of Son moving to Barcelona.

Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player
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Barcelona and Atletico are the best prestigious clubs representing Spain's La Liga. The two teams have won 38 La Liga titles and 41 Copa del Rey titles. Barcelona is one of Europe's best reputation for winning five European Champions League titles. Atletico and Barcelona are competing to win the league as the first and second places in La Liga this season. It is an attractive enough option for Son Heung-min.

The reason why prestigious La Liga clubs are interested in Son Heung-min is because of Son Heung-min's contract problem. Son Heung-min has consistently drawn great attention with news on his renewal since last summer. Reporter Graham Bailey said on Britain's TBR Football that `Tottenham has no plans to renew 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.'

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.'"

Tottenham failed to renew contract with SON! 12th place in La Liga, Son Heung-min's war was announced, and Meone wanted VS Flick's ideal player
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If Son Heung-min is more likely to leave as a free agent in the summer of 2025 or 2026 instead of renewing his contract, the interest of other clubs will also increase. In addition to the three La Liga leaders, the interest of large European clubs such as Manchester United and Bayern Munich has recently been reported, so it may be an opportunity for Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham on a free contract.

Along with the possibility of Son Heung-min's transfer, competing teams in La Liga have predicted a recruiting war. If Tottenham does not really seek to renew the contract, both teams are expected to be attractive enough for Son Heung-min.



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