Shocking! The culprit was Tottenham. New truth revealed by media outlets: Without Son Heung-min, Asia Tour profits will evaporate by 75 percent. Tottenham was blocking SON's transfer
Jul 22, 2025
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Rumors of Son Heung-min (33, Tottenham), who had been hot for a while, have calmed down. Until the beginning of the summer transfer market, Son Heung-min received the attention of numerous clubs. At one point, there were reports that Manchester United or Bayern Munich were interested. Since then, three professional Saudi Arabian clubs, Turkiye Fenerbahce and U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) LA FC have sought to recruit Son Heung-min with a fairly specific and active attitude.
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I can only guess that the local media are trying to sell at the maximum benefit. As a result, the batting team's interest in Son Heung-min seems to be disappearing.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has still not expressed a specific position on Son's transfer.
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Coach Thomas Frank, who is virtually the same as Chairman Levi's 'Puppets', is also unable to take a clear attitude toward Son Heung-min's role. That's inevitable because Son Heung-min's future is not clear. There have been reports that Son Heung-min directly requested and accepted chairman Levi to stay at Tottenham, but the credibility is low.
On the 16th, TBR Football revealed coach Frank's position on Son Heung-min, who remains a Tottenham player. Frank said he will continue to rely on Son's leadership, saying 'Frank has already made it clear to Levy that he hopes Son will stay. Chairman Levy also reported that he is trying to respect Son's intention to stay.
However, it is hard to believe that President Levy has fulfilled Frank's request, considering that most of the team's decisions are led by President Levy, and Frank has just been appointed.
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In the end, when all these situations are put together, it is presumed that chairman Levi is deliberately delaying Son Heung-min while having full authority over his transfer.
And there were reports that clearly supported this assumption.
The British Telegraph reported on the 22nd that the biggest reason Son Heung-min's transfer in the summer transfer market is not becoming a reality is because of the Key Player Clause. Tottenham will start its Asian tour on July 31. After playing Arsenal's first North London derby outside the UK in Hong Kong, they will move to Seoul and play Newcastle on August 3. This is part of 'Asian Marketing', which has been conducted five times over the past decade.
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Initially, it was known that if Son Heung-min plays against Newcastle, a penalty of about 2 million pounds (about 3.7 billion won) will be incurred. But the penalty was the tip of the iceberg. As reported by The Telegraph, you could lose up to 75% of your Asai Tour match allowance.
Telegraph reporter Matt Roe said, `Son Heung-min's participation directly affects the tour's profits. If Son Heung-min is excluded from the Seoul tour list, Tottenham's game allowance will be cut by 75%. Even if Son Heung-min accompanies him on the tour, his participation allowance will be reduced to 50% if he does not actually play."
With this amount of loss, Chairman Levi could directly intervene in Son Heung-min's transfer negotiations. This is because the loss of the Asian tour may be greater than the transfer fee obtained by selling Son Heung-min. Therefore, Tottenham has taken an ambiguous attitude toward Son Heung-min's transfer so far.
It certainly wasn't about preventing the transfer, it wasn't about allowing it. There is always a precondition or a clue. This makes it difficult for proper negotiations to take place.
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In the end, chairman Levi's desire for money was an obstacle to preventing Son Heung-min's transfer. However, it does not mean that he is preparing to renew his contract by treating the team as a legend. Son Heung-min's career finish may be confused by Tottenham and Levi's thin desire.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
