Tottenham's shocking SON erasing plan, which means Son Heung-min, actively seeks to recruit a 21-year-old Bundesliga winger. The policy of generational change is certain

Feb 18, 2025

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'SON Captain, now pass over your seat and leave'

Tottenham Hotspur's heartless plan was outlined once again. He broke up with Son Heung-min (33), who devoted all his passion and energy to the team over the past decade.

Son Heung-min acknowledges the achievements he has made for the team, but he believes he can no longer count on it. Tottenham doesn't want to risk the age of mid-30s and the resulting decline in skills.

The team is already moving on the basis of 'Erasing Son Heung-min'. It's just the beginning of not renewing the contract, only extending it by one year. The step in progress now is to attract replacement players who will take over Son Heung-min's role. Tottenham also plans to recruit 'Son Heung-min replacement candidate'

The Sun, a British media outlet, said on the 18th (Korean time) 'Tottenham Club is trying to recruit Jamie Gittens of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. He is boldly aiming for 80 million pounds (about 145.5 billion won) in the summer transfer market, the report said. He added that `Gitten's has been Tottenham's long-term target looking to strengthen their left flank attack.'

Tottenham's long-term plan to strengthen the left side means only one thing. This means that he is preparing for the post Son Heung-min era under the premise of breaking up with Son Heung-min.

Tottenham is already left at the end of the transfer window in January

Bayern Munich recruited Mitistel, who can be used as a front-line striker as well as a side attack. It's a rental format, but it includes a full transfer option after the end of the season. Tottenham is likely to immediately invoke the full transfer option for Tel if the remaining season's utilization results are deemed to be sufficient.

At the time of Tel's recruitment, the evaluation was made that "(Son Heung-min's replacement)" came out. This is because the main position overlaps considerably with Son Heung-min. First of all, Tel is playing as a front-line striker with Dominic Solanke missing due to injury after joining Tottenham. Son Heung-min will play as a left winger. However, if Solanke returns from injury, there is a possibility that Son Heung-min and Tel will inevitably compete for positions.

In such a situation, even trying to recruit Gittens means Tottenham is 100% determined to end the company with Son Heung-min. Gittens is more suited to Son's alternate role than Tel.

Born in 2004 and from England, Gittens moved to Dortmund early after his youth days at Manchester City. He then made his Bundesliga debut in April 2022, and has completely become the team's main player in this 2024-2025 season. He played in 22 league games this season and scored double-digit offensive points with seven goals and three assists. He scored 11 goals in all tournaments. It's a career high record.

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If Tottenham approaches in the summer transfer market, Dortmund is also likely to be willing to accept it. It has to do with team performance.

Dortmund is currently 11th in the league (29 points). Although the ranking is low, the gap with the top ranks is not large. In particular, there is a possibility of advancing to the UEFA club competition. It is eight points behind Leipzig (37 points), which is the last place in the Champions League (UCL). It is only six points behind Mainz (35 points), who is ranked sixth in the Europa Conference League qualifying round.

Therefore, Dortmund is expected to use Gittens to compete for the ranking until the end of the season. However, if he fails to make it to the European club competition in the end, he is likely to secure funds by transferring Gitens. Kitten's transfer fee is expected to be around £80 million. Tottenham are well worth the challenge. In particular, if Son Heung-min is transferred in the summer transfer market, the transfer fee income will be used to recruit Kitten's.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.