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'Son National' Will Son Heung-min really reunite with Jose Mourinho.
The atmosphere of Son Heung-min's transfer to Turkiye Feyenoord is unusual. On the 15th (Korea time), Yaz Sabunju-Oglu, who is considered a reporter for the first tier of the Turkiye, posted on his SNS, "'Son Heung-min and Mourinho met in person recently. The conversation was very positive, and Son Heung-min himself is also open to transfer. On the same day, Spain 'Pichahes'Son Heung-min received an offer from Fenerbahce that would be difficult to reject 'Son Heung-min 'Son's post-tax annual salary of €12 million. The amount of money that any player in this age has to shake.
Fenerbahce plans to pay Tottenham a fee of 30 million euros. It's not as much as Saudi Arabia, but it's worth a nod from the perspective of Chairman Daniel Levy.
Son Heung-min, as he is known, is at a crossroads. Son Heung-min finally escaped from the military in the 2024-2025 season. I succeeded in winning my dream. lifted the Europa League trophy. Son Heung-min won a major for the first time in his career. Son Heung-min, who led Tottenham to its first win in 17 years and the first European stage win in 41 years, made his position clear as a living legend for Tottenham in name and reality. Unlike Harry Kane, Gareth Bale, and Luka Modric, who left for the championship, Son Heung-min remained at Tottenham until the end.
Son Heung-min has achieved many honors, including becoming the first Asian top scorer in the English Premier League. He won the FIFA (International Football Federation) Puskas Award, 4 EPL Player of the Month Awards, and 9 Best Footballer Asian Awards, which are given to players who scored the best goals of the year in 2020. Including the awards that were not listed, he has had a brighter career than anyone else.
All of this was accomplished at Tottenham. Son Heung-min, who became the Tottenham team's first Asian captain, is ranked seventh in Tottenham's history and fifth in the record number of goals scored. Help is proudly number one.
However, Son Heung-min is also realizing the weight of time. He failed to score double digits last season. The double-digit scoring record, which has continued since the 2016-2017 season, closed in nine seasons. Starting with 14 goals in the 2016-2017 season, he scored 12 goals each in the 2017-2018 season and the 2018-2019 season. He scored 11 goals in the 2019-2020 season and 17 goals in the 2020-2021 season. He became the top scorer with 23 goals in the 2021-2022 season. In the 2022-2023 season, despite being sluggish due to injuries, he scored 10 goals to score double-digit points. He scored 17 goals last season. Only seven players, including Son Heung-min, have scored double digits for eight consecutive seasons in the EPL.
As injuries overlapped, voices of concern about 'Aging Curve' poured out. In a cool way, coach Enze Postecoglou's tactical reasons are great, but it is also true that he does not show as much skills as he did in his heyday. Tottenham hesitated to renew the contract with Son Heung-min. Contrary to the initial expectation that it would easily lead to a long-term renewal, the company decided to accompany only after a long time. That also stopped short of exercising the extension option. Son Heung-min has decided to stay at Tottenham until the summer of 2026.
However, the atmosphere has changed recently. There have been talks that Son Heung-min can leave the team. There was a prospect that Tottenham would clean up Son Heung-min and start a new round. Under such circumstances, Postecoglou was replaced and Thomas Frank, who used to be successful at Brentford, was appointed. In time for Frank's appointment, Tottenham confirmed their full recruitment of Matistel and are close to signing Brian Mbjomo. They are all players who play in Son Heung-min's position.
In this situation, a love call continued. For Tottenham, this summer was the last chance to earn a transfer fee as Son Heung-min. There were a series of reports in the region that Tottenham was open to selling Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min is receiving active attention from Saudi Arabia. There were even talks that he had already contacted Al Hilal. Son Heung-min once said after the last match against Kuwait "For now, the contract period remains. You have to wait rather than say something. Like many people, I'm curious about my future. We have to wait and see what happens in the future. No matter where you are, you have to do your best and try your best. I'll do my best to prepare well.'
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Amid the complex composition, Fenerbahce has recently been active. In particular, Mourinho wants Son Heung-min. Mourinho took the helm of Fenerbahce last summer. I tried to win the championship, but unfortunately, I stayed in second place. Mourinho delivered a blueprint to try to win the championship by reinforcing the offense, and took a picture of Son Heung-min.
Mourinho and Son Heung-min have a relationship. He led Tottenham from 2019 to 2021, working together for a year and a half. Mourinho had fun with a tactic to lower Kane and maximize Son Heung-min's scoring ability at the time. Son showed off his amazing scoring ability during this period. Mourinho gave a high evaluation of Son Heung-min afterwards, and after winning the Europa League, he said, `I cried when Son Heung-min lifted the trophy.'
What will Son's future hold. Staying in Tottenham is a good choice, but it's not bad to choose a new challenge under a teacher who uses himself better than anyone else. Saudi Arabia is also still an open option. In the end, Son's choice is up to Son.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
