Bundesliga → EPL → La Liga Son Heung-min and Barcelona are actively interested in Tottenham's neglect
Jan 06, 2025
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It is now an open fact. Barcelona's interest in Son Heung-min is not just 'Roomer'. Following Spain's local media, even the British media are scrambling to report the link between Son Heung-min and Barcelona.
There is one strange thing. With other teams openly expressing their willingness to recruit Son Heung-min, who is still the team's star and 'captain', the current team Tottenham Hotspur has not even responded. In addition to the club's official position, coach Enze Postecoglou has not even a word on this.
It's like 'If you want to go, go." This means that Tottenham no longer values Son Heung-min.
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Barcelona is in a bad financial situation. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial situation has deteriorated dramatically. Therefore, it is difficult to buy as many top-rated players as it used to. Therefore, the best performance must be achieved within a limited budget.
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He is somewhat sluggish this season, but he still has double-digit offensive points with five goals and six assists. If he scores five more goals in the second half of the rest of the season, he can achieve a double-digit scoring record for nine consecutive seasons.
However, it is a considerable merit to be able to take Son Heung-min without a transfer fee. It is a board laid by Tottenham. Son's contract with Tottenham expires in June this year. Tottenham should have already renewed its contract to protect Son Heung-min. Tottenham, however, showed no willingness to renew their contracts.
In addition, it is unclear whether the club will use the 'one-year extension option'. If Tottenham activated this option, it is difficult for other teams to easily recruit. This is because transfer fees are incurred. Tottenham have not come up with any position on this so far.
As originally expected, the club should have announced that Son Heung-min's contract would be extended by one year at the end of last year or early January. However, this announcement has not yet been released. In the end, Son Heung-min has been able to negotiate a free transfer under Boseman's rules since January 1.
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Overseas clubs who have been watching Tottenham's attitude toward Son Heung-min are enjoying themselves. This is because Tottenham did not take any action, opening the way to take Son Heung-min without a transfer fee.
Barcelona is the most active among Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Galatasaray, who showed interest in Son Heung-min until the end of last year.
Football España says "Barcelona tries to recruit players within limited budget while financial situation remains difficult"We are aiming for Son Heung-min, who does not incur transfer fees." TNT Sports also reported that `Barcelona has drawn up a long list of players whose contracts will be terminated in 2025, of which Son Heung-min is the main target.'
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Since there is no transfer fee, it is worth expecting a significant increase in weekly wages.
Currently, Son is paid 190,000 pounds (about 348 million won) per week. It's a low amount for an A-list player. If you go to Barcelona, you can expect between £250,000 and £300,000. Even if Barcelona's financial situation is poor, it has enough room to give more than it is now. Son Heung-min's time to leave Tottenham seems to be getting closer.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.