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| Son Heung-min is being rinsed against Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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Ten years ago today, Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy stood at a crossroads.
In the summer of 2015, he sought to recruit Saido Berahiño (32), who was emerging from West Bromwich at the time, to reinforce his power in the winger position. Berahiño played in all 38 games of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2014-2015 season and scored 14 goals and scored 'Porten'. He scored 20 goals (45 matches), including the Cup, and also joined the England A team. It was a profile that Tottenham, who sought to recruit attacking midfielders for England such as Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) and Eberich Eze (Arnal) this summer, will notice.
However, West Bromwich did not budge after several bids. Meanwhile, the summer transfer market is nearing its end. Chairman Levi had no choice but to operate Plan B. That plan B was Son Heung-min, the leading Korean winger who came to mind at Bayer Leverkusen. On August 26, reporter David Onstein reported that `Tottenham has stopped paying attention to Berahiño and is negotiating to recruit Son Heung-min, a Korean forward who plays for Leverkusen.' Two days later, on August 28, he officially moved to Tottenham for a transfer fee of 22 million euros (about 35 billion won).
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| A match between Team K League and Tottenham was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Seoul on the 13th. Kane, who scored a goal, is sharing joy with Son Heung-min. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2022.07.13/ |
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Earlier this month, Spurs Webb was one of the top prospects in the EPL. Tottenham fans dreamed of Berahiño playing in White Hart Lane with Harry Kane, then a teammate of England's Under-21 team. Fans were greatly disappointed when Berahiño was canceled, and they were pleased that they showed interest in Son Heung-min.
The recruitment of Son Heung-min was a `great decision' that changed Tottenham's history. Son Heung-min has been ranked as the greatest player in the club's history by wearing a Tottenham uniform for 10 years. He played a total of 454 games, scoring 173 goals and 101 assists. He became the first Asian player to win the EPL's top scorer and the Puskas Award, enhancing the club's value. In the EPL, he tied for 16th in overall scoring (127 goals) and 17th in assists (71 assists).
In addition, he made the history of advancing to the European Champions League finals for the first time in the 2018-2019 season and completed the runner-up parade that continued in the 2024-2025 season. He led the team to the European Europa League title and washed away the team's 17-year-old title. It was Son Heung-min's first professional career trophy, so I was deeply moved. Son Heung-min led the team for two years from 2023 after Hugo Lloris (LAFC) and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) left the team.
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Son Heung-min smiled broadly holding LA FC's No. 7 uniform. Given Son's international status, it is expected to record all-time sales.
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Winning the Europa League was the best finish to end Son Heung-min's 10-year career at Tottenham. After the season, Son Heung-min moved to LA FC, setting a new record for transfer fees to the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). He wrote one of the greatest stories in Tottenham's history of 'Beautiful Farewell'
Verahiño, who failed to transfer to Tottenham, publicly complained to the club. It disappeared into the back of history without being able to settle down. In January 2017, he eventually left West Bromwich for Stoke City, but he never reproduced his performance in the 2014-2015 season. Berahiño, who left for Belgian club Jülter Barreham in 2019, played for Slovenia's second division Tabor Sejna in 2025 after playing for cypress club limasol.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
