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Son Heung-min's free contract transfer in the summer of 2025 did not happen. As expected, it was like Tottenham.
Tottenham announced on its official website on the 7th (Korea time) "We are pleased to announce that we have exercised an option to extend Son's contract. The contract is now valid until the summer of 2026," he said, announcing that he had invoked a clause extending his contract with Son by one year.
Tottenham then added: "The 32-year-old Son Heung-min, who joined the club in August 2015, became a world star and a great player for Tottenham today while he was with us. Since joining from Bayer Leverkusen about a decade ago, Son has become stronger and stronger at Tottenham. He has played in 431 games, ranking 11th in history, and scored 169 goals. This is the fourth highest score in the club's history,' he said, explaining Son's successful Tottenham career.
Tottenham went on to say that Son Heung-min, the South Korean national team player who was appointed club captain in August 2023, has certainly established himself in our history with numerous iconic goals in the club's landmark gameSon Heung-min mentioned that he is an indispensable player in Tottenham's history.
Indeed, it was me. As it has been said since last summer, Tottenham's decision was not to renew the contract with Son but to invoke a one-year extension clause. The Athletic, a leading British media outlet, reported in May and again in November "Tottenham plans to trigger a clause that will allow two veteran players, Son Heung-min and Ben Davies, to be left next season."
Tottenham seems to be determined to watch the situation through the contract by invoking a one-year extension of Son Heung-min's contract. If Son Heung-min continues to perform well in the future, he will offer a contract renewal, but in the opposite situation, it will be interpreted as a plan to release the player in the summer of 2026.
First of all, Son Heung-min is expected to live at Tottenham for 11 years due to the extension of this contract. All transfer rumors, which had been reported before the one-year extension was triggered, are likely to go up in smoke. Most of the transfer rumors related to Son Heung-min were stories that appeared when Son Heung-min soon appeared in the transfer market as a free agent.
The most unfortunate thing is that the transfer to Barcelona was canceled. Barcelona really seems to have had an exchange with Son Heung-min over a free-agent transfer in the summer of 2025. Spain's Mundo Deportivo said on the 7th "According to our understanding, the position Barcelona needs the most is the striker. The priority position for reinforcement is the left wing forward, which was not reinforced in the summer. Son Heung-min's transfer rumors were reported, saying, "A striker who can break through from the side and has a scoring ability is the priority."
Another player whose name was offered to Barcelona through an intermediary is Tottenham's Son Heung-min. The Sun, a British media outlet, said on the 6th that Son Heung-min, whose contract with Barcelona will end on June 30, 2025, will already be in contact. Tottenham is hesitant to offer a contract extension, and Son Heung-min is also busy completing his 10-year career in the English Premier League (EPL), so Son Heung-min can be recruited."
This information is very reliable because it comes from a reporter who is very good at the news of Barcelona, Fernando Polo. In other words, Son Heung-min also considered moving. Son Heung-min also seems to have sought a new club as Tottenham did not send a renewal offer and did not clearly show its ambition to win.
As Son Heung-min began to move in the transfer market, Tottenham is believed to have responded immediately. The British Telegraph, which was the first to announce Tottenham's official announcement soon, also said, `Tottenham activated a one-year option on Son's contract, which eliminated hopes that rival clubs could sign Son on a free agent in the summerSon Heung-min's transfer possibility has become very low, he said.
The Telegraph also reported that Barcelona was truly interested in Son Heung-min. "Barcelona was one of the European teams that viewed Son Heung-min as Boseman Rule towards the end of this season. Son Heung-min confirmed Tottenham extend his contract for another year, less than six months before it expires", he explained.
If Tottenham did not invoke the one-year extension clause, we could imagine Son Heung-min wearing a Barcelona uniform. Barcelona has recently been recruiting free agents, and Son Heung-min has been the best card to fill Barcelona's lack of strikers. However, rumors of a transfer are expected to calm down now.
The contract extension is part of the renewal of Son Heung-min and Tottenham signed in the summer of 2021. At that time, Tottenham said it had renewed its four-year contract with Son Heung-min, but in reality, it was a four-plus-one-year contract. Surprisingly, Tottenham had the authority to invoke the one-year extension.
The Telegraph said "Son Heung-min's latest contract extension was signed for four years in 2021, when Tottenham had the power to extend it for another year. Tottenham only had to let Son know that they had activated the option, and that's how it went" he noted.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
