It's over with SON. Tottenham is trying to recruit another striker, and the next goal is the second Holan

Mar 05, 2025

It's a very consistent message from Tottenham Hotspur. There is no more future with Son Heung-min (33).

Assuming Son Heung-min leaves or steps back to the bench, he is moving in the transfer market. Again, the target is a striker. It is targeting Leipzig's tall striker Benjamin Sesko (22), who is called the `mini holan' and the `second holan'.

British media Give Me Sports reported on the 5th (Korea time)'Tottenham is seeking to recruit Cesco in the summer transfer market' Tottenham, which is not afraid of spending cash, then invested £65m to bring in Dominic Solanke last summer, also recently signed Matistel on loan. He explained that he is pushing for another big deal at a time when there are question marks over Son's future, signaling a repercussion.

Sesco, who Tottenham is seeking to recruit, is from Slovenia and is a tall striker with a height of 1m95. Cesco, who made his professional debut with Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga in 2019, moved to Leipzig in 2023.

In the 2023-2024 Bundesliga season, he scored 14 goals in 31 Bundesliga games, seven of them in a row in the second half of the season, clearly showing his presence. In the 2024-2025 season, he played in 25 official games through January and scored 13 goals. He has three assists.

Thanks to his performance, Cesco is currently the most notable young striker in the European League. Sky Sports reporter Florian Flettenberg explains that `Tottenham want to reinforce their strikers in the summer and are currently receiving hot attention for their incredible performance.'

Sesco is often compared to Elling Holan, who came from Salzburg and became the best striker in Europe through Salzburg because of his huge physique and great speed and athletic ability. He is also nicknamed 'Second Holan', 'Mini Holan'.

Many EPL clubs are showing interest in Sesco. Most clubs, including Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, are showing interest. Of course, Tottenham is also actively targeting Cesco. Flettenberg said 'Cisco's current buyout amount is estimated at 70 million euros (about 58 million pounds, 107.9 billion won)?? It will rise to 80 million euros (about 66 million pounds, 122.8 billion won) by the summer transfer market.

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Tottenham is interested in Cesco because it expects Son Heung-min to play an alternative role. Son Heung-min has been a bridgehead for the team for the past decade. However, in the 2024-2025 season, it did not meet expectations due to injuries and fatigue of physical strength.

Son has scored 10 goals and 10 assists in official matches this season. The 10 goals and 10 assists for 10 consecutive years in his professional career is the fifth EPL record. It's still a good record, but it doesn't meet Tottenham's high expectations.

In the end, Tottenham is focusing on changing the team's color by recruiting new and novel talents instead of re-signing Son Heung-min, who judged that he is less competitive as he gets older.

Mainz' South Korean midfielder #07 Jae-Sung Lee and Leipzig's Slovenian forward #30 Benjamin Sesko vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between RB Leipzig and 1 FSV Mainz 05 in Leipzig, eastern Germany on March 1, 2025. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Of course, striker Sesco, who is tall, has physical fighting ability and fast speed, is a different type of player than Son Heung-min. Therefore, it can be considered as a replacement for Dominic Solanke, who is rehabilitating from injury. However, Sesco shows fast speed and space creation ability even at his height, not sticking to the center, and also provides many chances with active movement from the side.

This characteristic means that Son Heung-min can sufficiently replace the role of winger and striker. In the end, Sesco's recruitment is also part of Son Heung-min's search for alternatives.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.