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Son Heung-min is now in a position to negotiate freely with other clubs.
Soccer statistics media outlet Transfer Markt introduced a list of key players who will be eligible for free agency after the 2024-2025 season on the 1st (Korea Standard Time).
After the 2024-2025 season, global players will be released as free agents, heating up the summer of 2025. One of the players is Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min is a major player who can become a free agent in the summer of 2025.
Son Heung-min ranks seventh in ransom among players who will be eligible for free agency in the summer of 2025. Son Heung-min, who is currently worth 38 million euros (about 57.8 billion won), was the second most valuable player after Trent Alexander Arnold, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Alfonso Davis, Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Jonathan David (LOSC Lille) and Leroy Sane (Bayern).
As it is an indicator that Son Heung-min's value is still sufficient, if Son Heung-min and Tottenham's contract is concluded after this season, it will certainly receive tremendous attention in the transfer market. This is because if Son Heung-min, who has the best skills in the English Premier League (EPL), can be recruited without transfer fees, commercial profits to the Asian market can also be expected.
Rumors about Son Heung-min's transfer are already exploding in the transfer market. The team that Son Heung-min is recently connected to is Fenerbahce, a prestigious Turkiye. It is a team led by Jose Mourinho, who served as a teacher at Tottenham in the past.
Italy's Gazeta on the 29th of last month "Mourinho's Fenerbahce is one of the most active clubs in the January transfer market and next summer. Tottenham star Son Heung-min is on the recruiting list."
The above media outlet stated that "Son Heung-min's contract with Tottenham expires in June 2025. In nearly 10 seasons in the EPL, he scored 169 goals and 90 assists in 429 games. In the 2021-2022 season, he was also the top scorer in the EPL along with Salah. Tottenham are understood to have an intention to renew their contract to keep Son until 2026, but Son has so far failed to win at Tottenham", raising the possibility of a transfer.
Gazeta explained that Mourinho wants to reunite with Son Heung-min. Mourinho, who coached Son from the 2019-2020 season to the 2020-2021 season, is well aware of how a player's ability can play a decisive role in Fenerbahce. He wants to guarantee Son a championship."
In the UK, Son Heung-min is still connected to Bayern. 1st day at The Sun, UK "There are 10 EPL stars who are free to negotiate with clubs in Europe from now on", referring to Son Heung-min.
The Sun added "Tottenham has a clause that allows Son to extend his contract for another year. However, Son's recent performance, especially his shocking performance against Wolverhampton, suggests that his future is uncertainIf Harry Kane, who played for Tottenham, was told he would welcome Son to Bayern, Son could consider the best option" he noted.
Interest is exploding over what Son Heung-min's future will look like, but it is still close to staying at Tottenham. This is because news that Tottenham has entered the process of invoking a one-year extension was reported through influential media.
Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European transfer market, said on the 23rd of last month that `Tottenham is still expected to trigger a one-year extension and keep Son Heung-min until 2026. It is the atmosphere inside Tottenham that we have been waiting for official action since October because this part is always important."
England's The Athletic, which has always reported that Tottenham will extend Son's contract by only one year, also said on the 25th that Son and Ben Davies are nearing the end of their contract for the last six months, but Tottenham will issue a one-year extension for the two players" was clearly emphasized.
However, as Tottenham has not yet invoked the one-year extension clause, Son Heung-min's future has become more mysterious. Even if Tottenham invokes a one-year clause, there is no guarantee that Son Heung-min will remain at Tottenham in the summer of 2025. This is because it is the last chance for Tottenham to make money by selling Son Heung-min. If Son Heung-min is not willing to renew his contract with Tottenham, Tottenham is likely to sell Son Heung-min like Kane.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
