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'Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham) is back.
Tottenham posted a photo of Son Heung-min's return on the club's official channel on the 12th (Korea time). He also posted a message, "'Welcome back, Sonny!'"
Son Heung-min joined the Korean national soccer team A after the 2024-2025 season. He entered Incheon International Airport on May 27 and played Group B 9-10 in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. After completing his domestic schedule, Son left Korea on the 10th to join the team's training. Tottenham left a message welcoming the return of 'Captain'.
While Son Heung-min was on vacation, Tottenham had a change. Coach Enze Postecoglou, who has led the team so far, left. Postecoglou led Tottenham to the top of the Europa League (UEL) in the 2024-2025 season. However, the performance of the English Premier League (EPL) has been hampered. Tottenham ranked 16th out of 20 teams. Tottenham made a decision. He broke up with Postecoglou. Thomas Frank was given the baton.
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| The final match of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Son Heung-min is thanking South Korea at the World Cup qualification celebration held after their 4-0 victory. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/ |
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With a year left before the contract period, coach Frank was newly appointed, Son Heung-min's future has received hot attention. Son Heung-min is currently receiving attention from Saudi Arabia, MLS (major league Soccer), and Fenerbahce (Turkiye).
Son Heung-min left Leverkusen (Germany) and joined Tottenham through the transfer window in the summer of 2015. He scored 173 goals in 454 games for Tottenham. After Harry Kane (280 goals), Jimmy Greaves (268 goals), Bobby Smith (208 goals) and Martin Chivers (174 goals), he is ranked fifth in Tottenham's history. It also delivered 77 assists. During this period, Son Heung-min was honored with the EPL joint top scorer (23 goals) in the 2021-2022 season and the FIFA Pushkashi Award in 2020. Both the EPL's top scorer and the Pushkashi Award are the first and only milestone for an Asian player to date. However, Tottenham only operated an option to extend Son's contract by one year in January. According to local media, Son Heung-min will soon join the team's training and meet with Frank. In the first face-to-face meeting, he is expected to talk about his role in the team in the future and outline his future.
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| The final match of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Son Heung-min is happily shaking hands with commentator Lee Keun-ho after winning. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/ |
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In this situation, the question mark over Son Heung-min's future is getting bigger. The Standard of the U.K. said on the 12th that questions are growing about Son Heung-min's future. He can leave the team. Son Heung-min scored just seven goals in the EPL in the 2024-2025 season. It can be compared to scoring 17 goals in the previous season. Tottenham recently signed Matisse Tell in full. Mohammed Kudus also joined. The question of whether Tottenham is preparing for the season without Son Heung-min is growing, reports said.
The media reported 'Cudus is likely to play on the right wing. This means Son Heung-min can play on the left with Tel. If Son Heung-min decides it's time to leave now, we can't be ashamed of his movement. Tottenham will be confident to cope. However, Son Heung-min is still a popular player. He is also playing an important role outside the ground.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
