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Son Heung-min (33), who had a lot of scenarios, seems to be in a position to decide his future in the summer transfer market. In the end, it is the direction of going with Tottenham Hotspur for two more years. There were specific reports from local media in the UK that Tottenham would change its posture and offer Son Heung-min to renew the contract again.
Team Talk, a British media outlet, reported on the 31st (Korea time) 'As a result of checking this newspaper, Tottenham is preparing a new contract with Son Heung-min' It is an article with considerable confidence.
The media reported that `Son Heung-min has both star quality and marketability. As a result, it is considered attractive to the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLS) team, which is trying to raise awareness by recruiting star players, adding that the Tottenham club is also likely to detect this atmosphere and propose an extension of the contract to maintain Son Heung-min's value.
Son Heung-min, who moved from Leverkusen to Tottenham in the summer of 2015, has established himself as a legend for Tottenham with his consistent performances over the past decade. He became a leading player for Tottenham by establishing himself as a top-class wing forward in the English Premier League with only his own skills.
The record proves Son Heung-min's performance. Son Heung-min scored 173 goals in 454 career games for Tottenham from 2024 to 2025 season. In addition, he was the joint top scorer (23 goals) in the EPL in the 2021-2022 season. In 2020, he was honored with the FIFA Pushkashi Award. Both the EPL's top scorer (joint) and the Pushkashi Award are the first and only records so far by an Asian player.
In particular, in the 2024-2025 season, he led the team to victory in the UEFA Europa League as the team's captain and made his name in the club's history as Tottenham captain, who lifted the major championship trophy for the first time in 17 years since Redley King in 2008.
However, in the 2024-2025 season, his performance was worse than that of the previous season due to injuries, physical deterioration, and tactical problems of coach Enze Postecoglou. Nevertheless, he still played in 37 games across all competitions, scoring 11 goals and 12 assists.
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Tottenham initially planned to sell Son Heung-min through the transfer market this summer due to the "aging curve". However, he could not give up his Asian tour schedule scheduled for the end of July. This is because of the clause that cuts up to 75% of profits if Son Heung-min goes on the Hong Kong-Korea tour.
As a result, recruitment negotiations with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye Fenerbahce, which were initially interested, fell through. However, MLS LA FC still remained interested. However, the transfer fee to Tottenham has been significantly reduced to a maximum of £20 million. .
Moreover, Tottenham is also unable to immediately recruit power other than Mohamed Kudus in the summer transfer market, so if Son Heung-min leaves, the burden on new coach Thomas Frank will inevitably increase. Amid this situation, Tottenham seems to have decided that this summer is not the right time to sell Son Heung-min.
However, it is unlikely to be a long-term contract. Team Talk said it is unlikely Tottenham will offer an extension of more than a year given Son's age. A one-year contract extension is expected. In this case, Son Heung-min will play for Tottenham until June 2027. Tottenham launched a one-year extension option for Son in January. As a result, Son Heung-min is currently under contract with Tottenham until June 2026. Without a groundbreaking outside proposal, Tottenham and Son Heung-min's relationship is expected to continue for two more years until 2027.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
