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"Son Heung-min's expected return date: May 8th."
British local media ESPN UK stated on the 4th (Korea time) that Son Heung-min will return to the team as May 8 ahead of Tottenham's away match at West Ham.
Tottenham won 3-1 against Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals on the 2nd. Captain Son Heung-min missed due to a foot injury and cheered his teammates with a 'victory fairy' on the bench. Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke, who won by two goals in a row, are set to play the second leg of the semifinal away match against Bohd/Glimt at 4 a.m. on the 9th. The chances of going to the finals are quite high. Fans, clubs, and captain Son Heung-min, who is desperate to win the European competition for the first time in 41 years, are also eager to return to the Europa League.
Son Heung-min was replaced by a foot injury after playing 80 minutes in the first round of the Europa League quarterfinals (1-1 draw) against Frankfurt on April 11. After missing for the first time at Wolverhampton on the 13th, he missed five matches including the Europa League quarter-final second leg away to Frankfurt, the league home game against Nottingham, the league away to Liverpool, and the Europa League semifinal first leg against Bodo/Glimt. As the severity of the foot injury, which had not been reported, continued for nearly a month, there were even reports of the possibility of 'season out'.
First of all, it is not expected to be easy to return to West Ham in the 35th round of the English Premier League (EPL) at 10 p.m. on the 4th. Asked about Son's condition on the 3rd, Tottenham manager Angie Postecoglou said, `Sonny is working out hard. I'm still doing my personal training, but I'm going out on the lawn and getting better every day. "We'll see what Thursday is like and whether we can participate on Thursday (Sonny is working hard). He's progressing and still doing independent (training), but he's out on the grass, feelings better every day and we'll see how he's going for Thursday and if he's available for Thursday)."
Son Heung-min currently has seven goals and nine assists in 28 league games. Even if he plays in all three of Tottenham's remaining games (Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Brighton) after the match against West Ham, three goals in three games is not an easy mission. He has not scored in the league for nearly two months since his goal against Bournemouth (2-2 draws) on March 9. Since wearing Tottenham's uniform in 2015, he has succeeded in double-digit EPL attack points for eight consecutive seasons from the 2016-2017 season, but is on the verge of missing the record of double-digit goals for eight consecutive seasons. For Son Heung-min, who has been struggling amid trials this season, his foot injury is bound to hurt one way or another. Captain Son Heung-min's injury and poor performance were directly linked to Tottenham's 16th-place fall in the league.
There will be a lot of regrets in the league, such as poor team performance and personal record failure, but Son Heung-min and Tottenham still have the Europa League. If he can return after overcoming a foot injury and perform on the final stage after winning the second leg of the semifinals, he can have the best career moment to shake off all controversies and trials this season.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
