The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted

Feb 12, 2025

The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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Even if he leaves Tottenham, Son Heung-min holds the key.

Son Heung-min is also facing criticism. Tottenham suffered elimination from the two tournaments in just three days. The Carabao Cup (League Cup) was the beginning of the pain.

Tottenham was defeated 0-4 in the second leg of the semifinal against Liverpool on the 7th (Korea time), failing to advance to the final. He won the first game 1-0 at home on the 9th of last month, but he shed tears in the semifinals, falling to a total of 1-4 in the first and second games.




He then suffered in the FA Cup. Tottenham failed to advance to the round of 16 after losing 1-2 to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup on the 10th, and was eliminated early.

After the match against Liverpool, England's 『Give Me Sports" released the 『2025 Tottenham Player Rankings』, classifying Son Heung-min as"Listen to Offers" along with Hishalisson, Rodrigo Bentancourt, and Ives Bissouma.

'Give Me Sports' has a player who 'Tottenham doesn't necessarily have to sell, but has to welcome all offers. The first one is Son Heung-min. He has been an icon for Tottenham for many years. Undoubtedly one of the best players in the English Premier League (EPL). However, there has been a noticeable decrease in attack points compared to the past. I think it's time to cash in before things get worse.'




The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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Jamie Redknapp, from Tottenham, said "Players are partly to blame. I don't think Son Heung-min is playing the captain role. I've never seen a team lead. When the team was struggling, what did he bring?"

There are higher waves after Aston Villa. As Tottenham sold Son Heung-min, reports emerged that it wants to recover 22 million pounds (about 40 billion won) of the transfer fee paid in 2015.

`Give Me Sports' reported on the 11th that `Tottenham is ready to release three players who are receiving a total of 445,000 pounds (about 800 million won) per week in the upcoming summer transfer market.' One of the three is Son Heung-min.




`Give Me Sports' means `Tottenham will carefully consider reorganizing its squad considering the possibility of selling Son Heung-min. Despite Son being a Tottenham icon and a loyal player to the club for years, the club are willing to let Son go", he explained.

Of course, it's just 'seol' and argument. However, it is also true that Son Heung-min is also tired. His will is more important if he has to leave Tottenham. Tottenham activated Son Heung-min's one-year extension option last month.

The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in the summer of 2015, signed a four-year contract with Tottenham in July 2021. Three seasons have passed. 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.

Son Heung-min is in his 10th season with Tottenham. Son Heung-min has scored double digits for the last nine consecutive seasons. It is the only milestone among active EPL players.

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.

The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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The subject is wrong. Even if Tottenham leaves, Son Heung-min makes the decision...An officer, Captain, is exhausted
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One regret is that Son Heung-min is also crying at 'no'\\\\\\\\' Tottenham has not won in 17 years since the 2007-2008 League Cup. He had a greater desire to win than anyone else, but now he is in tears.

Son Heung-min recently said, `Every game is extremely precious to me and it's the final. I'm playing with that kind of mindset." However, he steadily played in the injury ward and hoped to reach the top, but it was not enough.

Son Heung-min is still valued. There are also many teams that are coveted. Before the one-year option was activated, big clubs such as Manchester United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich were mentioned as candidates for recruitment. If you choose 'Money', you can also accept Saudi Arabia's love call.

The subject is wrong. Even if he leaves Tottenham, it depends on Son Heung-min's decision, not his release.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.