Shocking! SON is rusty. Sad, but this is reality, Son Heung-min's poor pre-season Reading match → Tottenham transfer is allowed
Jul 20, 2025
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It is a shocking reality. Even a glimmer of expectation has collapsed. Tottenham Hotspur also seems to no longer have any regrets about Son Heung-min. We plan to accept it as soon as an appropriate transfer offer comes. This is because the last hope that Son Heung-min will regain his skills in the new season and play as the core of the team has disappeared.
Son Heung-min showed a disappointing performance in the first preseason game under Thomas Frank. It was an important game that will determine whether you remain in the team as a legend or leave behind Tottenham's history of the past decade in search of a new team.
Tottenham played its first pre-season warm-up match against League 1 (third division) Reading at Select Carrying Stadium in Reading, England on the night of the 19th (Korea time). It was the first game since Frank took charge of the team. As a result, he won 2-0 and revealed that Tottenham's power is strengthening well. He showed better performance in terms of possession and shooting number.
However, Son Heung-min did not perform well. Son Heung-min was waiting on the bench in the first half and appeared on the ground wearing the captain's armband at the start of the second half. Coach Frank completely changed the squad in the first half and the second half. Son Heung-min was a key player in the second half.
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Coach Frank had reservations about Son Heung-min's future where rumors of a transfer continue to emerge. At the first press conference on the 18th, `Son Heung-min is doing well in team training. I can play against ReadingThe decision of a player who has played for a club for a long time is a matter for the club to make. I don't worry too much because Son Heung-min is currently there. I'll think about Son Heung-min's future in five to six weeks."
Prior to this, TBR Football said on the 17th that Son Heung-min's future has long been controversial within Tottenham, but the new Tottenham manager has already made a decision on Son's future, and that Frank is ready to continue to rely on Son's leadership next season. Frank has already made it clear to Chairman Daniel Levy that he hopes Son Heung-min will stay. Chairman Levy is also trying to respect Son's intention to stay.
Coach Frank originally planned to send Son Heung-min out and form a squad of new players in accordance with Levy's will. However, the reorganization of the offense did not go smoothly as planned due to unfavorable factors such as the failure of Brian Mbomo and Antoine Semeno and the temporary suspension of Morgan Gibbs-White's transfer negotiations. There was no suitable replacement for Son Heung-min in the left winger position.
Therefore, he planned to re-evaluate Son Heung-min's performance and utilization within the team through an exhibition match against Reading and create a new round. If Son Heung-min escaped from his sluggish performance last year and played as well as he did in the 2023-2024 season, he could have been used as a central character of the team again prospectively.
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Son Heung-min, who was put in the second half wearing the captain's armband, spent 45 minutes on the ground, but was not threatening at all. Due to the delay in joining the team due to personal reasons, he was generally heavy because he only trained for about a week. There was also a unique 'slip' dribbling skill, but it was generally stuttering. While there were several touch misses, there were no valid shots.
The rating was disastrous. Footmob, a soccer statistics company, announced that Son Heung-min had one shot and a pass success rate of 64% (9/14), a dribble success rate of 0% (0/3), a cross success rate of 0% (0/1), and a ball competition success rate of 40% (2/5) for 45 minutes.
Football London gave Son a poor rating of five points. In particular, the first-tier Tottenham reporter in Football London, Alesdare Gold, said, `Son Heung-min's body is rusty. He gave a harsh evaluation, saying, 'I had several touch mistakes that hindered the team's play, and I didn't seem to be in a good condition.'
With such a lackluster performance in the match against the third-division team, Tottenham now seems to have given up their regret over Son Heung-min. Local media reported that Tottenham would proactively allow Son Heung-min to transfer.
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TBR Football also gave Son a rating of five points, saying, "'Son Heung-min showed a lot of poor performance through several poor touches and missed the ball.'" Tottenham is expected to sell Son at an appropriate offer this summer. Son Heung-min's poor performance in the match against Reading shows why, he reported. In fact, it means that Tottenham caught Son Heung-min 's handbreak' through the Reading match.
The key is 'appropriate transfer fee' Chairman Levi has no intention of sending Son Heung-min at a bargain price. In addition, the timing is important. Son Heung-min must join Tottenham's Asian tour. Because of the contract details. Tottenham wants to avoid the penalty that Son Heung-min has to pay if he falls out. Eventually, Son Heung-min's transfer negotiations are expected to begin in earnest in mid-August. Now it looks like we have to say goodbye to Tottenham's Son Heung-min.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
