The flow of time is inevitable. Now Son Heung-min (33)'s time at Tottenham Hotspur is over.
There is no turning back. There is nothing to blame for being mean. It's a natural choice in the world of business. This is because it is not possible to give the best treatment in the team to a player whose speed and form are declining as he gets older. Tottenham made a decision. Son Heung-min sells it out in the summer.
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British media Tottenham Hotspur News reported on the 31st (Korea time) 'Tottenham is preparing to break up with Son Heung-min in the summer transfer market' and needs to recruit a new player. It is clear that Tottenham need a change. Experienced Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton) emerges as a candidate. Cunha signed a new contract in February, but Tottenham are looking to activate a £62 million release clause, according to the report.
It is said that Tottenham will sell Son Heung-min and use the transfer fee generated there as seed money to recruit a new striker.
It is also said that there is a need to overhaul the team through this process. Son Heung-min is Tottenham's ace so far. Son Heung-min, who joined the team in 2015 and grew into a world-class winger, has led the team as a captain since Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich in 2023. It was a support that kept the team silent during the most difficult and difficult times.
However, Tottenham decided to relentlessly throw out Son Heung-min. It's nothing new. It can be said that this policy has already been decided since last summer. Originally, Son Heung-min's contract with Tottenham expired in June this year. Therefore, it was expected to renew the contract between summer and fall last year.
But Tottenham did not move. He delayed renewing his contract with Son Heung-min for a long time, but eventually made it happen. Instead, he used the option of extending the contract by one year in January this year. As a result, his contract with Son Heung-min has been extended until June next year.
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This was not meant to be an additional negotiation with Son Heung-min. It was only a paving stone to extend the contract period by one year to extract Son Heung-min's last performance and sell it for a transfer fee in the transfer market this summer.
It is true that this process has led to a flurry of criticism from fans toward Tottenham. However, Tottenham was not the only one to sell a player who has entered the aging stage at a high price.
Manchester City and Liverpool are also trying to sell Kevin De Bruyne or Mohamed Salah this summer. Even though his skills are still at the top of the league, he thinks 'It's only good to sell before it's too late'.
Tottenham plans to sell Son Heung-min, who receives the highest weekly salary in the team, at a good price when it sells well and reorganize the team with that. Cunha, who was mentioned as an alternative to Son Heung-min, is a Brazilian striker who joined Wolverhampton in January 2023. In the 2023-2024 season, he has scored 12 goals in 32 games in the EPL, and this season he has scored 13 goals in 26 games. Son Heung-min is showing enough skills to fill the vacancy.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
