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Shin Bing-seong has a question mark, but it is true that Son Heung-min's 'Tottenham Time' is not much left.
It has been alleged that Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou requested the sale of Son Heung-min. The British newspaper 'TBR Football' reported on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) that 'Postecoglou made a request to reinforce the excellent side winger to replace Son Heung-min.
And 'Tottenham's goal in the transfer market this summer is to strengthen its offense. I'm ready to break up with Son Heung-min. Eyes on Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze. It will be Tottenham's No. 1 recruitment priority.
Rumors of a transfer to Saudi Arabia emerged again, as if it were a written script. The 'Tottenham Hotspur News' on the 21st will consider selling Son Heung-min if Tottenham receives an offer of £41.4 million (about 75 billion won) this summer. This amount is difficult to refuse. If it becomes a reality, it is true that Tottenham cannot reject the proposal.
But whether Tottenham break up or stay is up to Son Heung-min's decision. Tottenham activated Son Heung-min's one-year extension option last month.
Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in the summer of 2015, signed a four-year contract with Tottenham in July 2021. Tottenham and Son Heung-min's contract expires after the 2024-2025 season, but the contract period has been extended to June 2026 due to the option of a one-year extension.
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Tottenham also cannot force Son Heung-min to transfer. Son Heung-min is in his 10th season with Tottenham. He has scored double digits for nine consecutive seasons from the 2016-2017 season to this season. It is the only record among active players in the English Premier League (EPL).
In the 2021-2022 season, he scored 23 goals, becoming the first Asian player to become the top scorer in the EPL. He was 100% pure top scorer with no penalty kick points. Last season, he joined Tottenham's first third '10 (goal)-10 (help) club'. Son Heung-min became the first Asian player to achieve the EPL '10-10' in the 2019-2020 season. In the 2020-2021 season, he also scored 17 goals and 10 assists, and stepped on that position once again.
And with 17 goals and 10 assists, he opened another new door. Only five players have joined the 10-10 club more than three times in the EPL, including Wayne Rooney, Erik Cantona, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba (retired) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
Son Heung-min was recorded as Tottenham's 400th player in history in April last year. It is the 14th record in Tottenham's history and the first non-European player. Son Heung-min is also ranked first in Tottenham's all-time help.
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Son Heung-min's 'marketing power' cannot be ignored. Tottenham is enjoying the off-season tour of Korea and attracting sponsorships for Korean companies. It has emerged as a 'national club' of Korea. There are also many fans who use Son Heung-min's game 'British intuition' as 'bucket list'. This is why it is easy to see the Taegeukgi whenever Tottenham's home game is held.
Son Heung-min stayed in the position despite the crisis of a series of injured players. He said "Every game is incredibly precious to me and it's a final. I'm playing with that kind of mindset."
Son Heung-min still has many clubs he wants even if it's not Tottenham. Big clubs such as Manchester United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich were also mentioned in the winter transfer market. If you select 'Money', you can accept Saudi Arabia's love call.
Even if he leaves Tottenham, the decision is made only by Son Heung-min, not the club.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
