Awesome! Is Son Heungmin's replacement Lee Kangin? Tottenham and Lee Kang-in, who missed Eze, will start full-fledged discussions for 81.1 billion won
Aug 23, 2025
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Tottenham shot Lee Kang-in (PSG) as Son Heung-min's replacement. Duncan Castle, a reporter for British media 'The Times' on the 23rd (Korea time), said on his podcast 'Football Transfers' Tottenham, which lost Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, is interested in recruiting Lee Kang-in. Castle said "One of the players Tottenham negotiated with is Lee Kang-in. Dating back to the start of this summer, Tottenham have held discussions about bringing in Lee Kang-in, who was a bench member last season, from PSG," he said.
PSG then wants to protect Lee Kang-in. However, if the player receives an attractive offer and the financial terms of the transfer fee are clear, he is willing to sell Lee Kang-in on the premise that he has time to purchase a replacement. Son Heung-min was able to transfer to LA FC because Chairman Daniel Levy was interested in Lee Kang-in."
Castle finally said "It was a significant commercial loss to send Son Heung-min considering the build-up of interest in Tottenham among Koreans. It is natural to recruit another Korean star after Son Heung-min leaves. Lee Kang-in's transfer fee is 50 million euros, which is cheaper than Savinho, who is rumored to be a transfer. Tottenham look to do something in this regard before the transfer window ends."
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Fabrizio Romano, who is considered the most authoritative figure in the European transfer market, also shared the same news on his SNS. He floated the trademark 'Here we go', saying 'I'm heading to Arsenal' It's actually a gigantism. Romano said 'All parties agreed verbally' Crystal Palace was offered a transfer fee package worth more than 60 million pounds (about 112.9 billion won) from Arsenal, not Tottenham. Arsenal won the competition with Tottenham. There have been talks with Tottenham for a few days, but a deal has never been confirmed.
Eze, who grew up on the Arsenal youth team from 2006 to 2011, has since played for Fulham, Reading and Millwall. Eze, who moved to Crystal Palace in the 2020-2021 season due to his performance with the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), immediately emerged as the team's ace. Eze, who has explosive dribbling breakthrough and playmaking ability, drew attention from big clubs with her amazing performance last season. Eze scored 14 goals and 12 assists last season to lead Crystal Palace to their first FA Cup championship. He even scored the winning goal in the final against Manchester City.
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Matistel has been completely traded, but he is far short of Son Heung-min. Mohammed Kudus, who has emerged as a new ace, is a player who moves between the center and the right. Tottenham had their eye on Crystal Palace's Eze. Tottenham offered a transfer fee of £60 million, and Eze also responded positively to Tottenham's transfer. The Sun said 'Eze also conveyed his intention to join Tottenham', and Fabrizio Romano also agreed with Tottenham's project '. He said he hopes to move to Tottenham as soon as possible. On top of that, Tottenham is known to be close to Eze's agency.
But the tide has changed. Kai Havertz recently suffered a sudden knee injury. Long-term departures have become inevitable. Arsenal urgently found a replacement. It was Eze. Arsenal have been linked to Eze since the beginning of the transfer market this summer. He was reluctant because of the high ransom, but when the situation came to this, he met Crystal Palace's requirements. The BBC reported that `I will give Mikel Arteta a fresh option in the attacking side' and that `Eze wants to join Arsenal before the transfer window closes on September 1st.'
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In particular, Tottenham has had one painful experience in the transfer market this summer. Morgan Gibbs-Tried to sign White but failed. Nottingham Forest protested that they had never given permission to negotiate a transfer, and that was not the case. Even Eze failed to recruit him, putting him in the worst situation. The Daniel Levisic negotiations, which always take one last step, failed again, and this time it was on the cutting board.
For Tottenham, which lacks second-line resources due to Son Heung-min's departure, James Medicine's sudden injury, and Dejan Kulusevski's long-term injury, recruitment was a necessity, not an option. Lee Kang-in is on the list.
Lee Kang-in's future was a hot potato this summer. He gave a hint of 'de-PSG' early on. Lee Kang-in deleted all PSG-related introductions on his SNS profile before the end of the season. Not only the red and blue circles symbolizing PSG, but also PSG's SNS account tags have been deleted. In fact, it has covered up all traces of PSG.
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Lee Kang-in rode a roller coaster in the 2024-2025 season. At the beginning of the season, he played a key role. He didn't start every game, but he played consistently. He traveled all over the midfield regardless of left, right, and center, and even used as a zero-top. He was trusted by PSG coach Luis Enrique.
However, after the winter transfer market, the stream of water changed. After former Kim Min-jae's Napoli teammate Khvicha Kravatshelia was recruited, his position declined sharply. Usman Dembele established himself as the central striker, and the offense was advanced, and the combination of Fabien Lewis, Vitinya and João Neves was solid in the waist. In the end, Lee Kang-in's role, which had no room to play, was noticeably reduced.
In particular, he was completely shunned in big games. PSG has been on a roll without Lee Kang-in. He lifted the much-desired European Champions League (UCL) trophy and achieved a quadruple beyond the treble. Lee Kang-in was included in the UCL final list, but did not play. He also played in the Club World Cup, but he was not called by Enrique even on an important stage.
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However, the atmosphere has changed since the Super Cup against Tottenham. Lee Kang-in was substituted in the second half of the day and scored a fantastic goal to save the spark of the chase. PSG, which was being dragged 0-2, drew 2-2 following Lee Kang-in's goal and Gonzalo Hamus' dramatic goal, and won after a penalty shootout. Lee Kang-in also made a penalty shootout. He then started in the opening round against Nantes, and then stepped on the ground until the last match against Angé.
PSG wants a major squad reorganization, but Lee Kang-in does not want to send it. PSG gave high marks not only to Lee Kang-in's skills but also to his marketing power. In particular, Enrique intends to use Lee Kang-in in various positions. However, Lee Kang-in has other options in mind. L'Equipe thought Lee Kang-in's future was stabilized after winning the Super Cup. PSG did not doubt that Lee Kang-in was with him. And Lee Kang-in's aides also stuck to the club's decision"In the last few days, Lee Kang-in has nevertheless resumed the process of reflecting on his future."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
