Shocking! Tottenham broke up with Son Heung-min and recruited a defender worth 268,000 pounds a week...a transfer fee of £43 million

Aug 11, 2025

Shocking! Tottenham broke up with Son Heung-min and recruited a defender worth 268,000 pounds a week...a transfer fee of £43 million
A match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd, Tottenham manager Thomas Frank ahead of the match. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/



Shocking! Tottenham broke up with Son Heung-min and recruited a defender worth 268,000 pounds a week...a transfer fee of £43 million
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Is this true. Tottenham is close to recruiting Ronald Araujo (FC Barcelona).

British media Give Me Sports reported on the 11th (Korea time) 'Tottenham will sign Araujo according to reporter Sebastian Vidal. His weekly wage is 268,000 pounds. Tottenham have had a relatively slow summer transfer window so far. However, after James Maddison's serious injury, the plan may have failed. Tottenham's priority was to recruit offensive resources. However, coach Thomas Frank may be expecting reinforcements from all over the position.

Tottenham recorded only 11 wins, 5 draws and 22 losses (38 points) in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season. It ranked 17th out of 20 teams. Give Me Sports added: 'Tottenham enjoyed winning the Europa League (UEL). But it still showed that the squad is lacking. Tottenham have set Araujo as a potential target for the summer transfer window, according to Vidal. Araujo's transfer fee is reported to be around £43 million. He is attracting attention not only from Tottenham but also from other EPL teams. Araujo is known to receive an annual salary of £268,000 a week from FC Barcelona. Joining Tottenham would make him one of the team's highest-paid players. In particular, if FC Barcelona demands a high transfer fee along with an annual salary package, Tottenham will have to carefully consider the related finances.




Shocking! Tottenham broke up with Son Heung-min and recruited a defender worth 268,000 pounds a week...a transfer fee of £43 million
3rd match between FC Barcelona and Daegu FC at Daegu Stadium on the 4th, Ronald Araujo's team? He is scoring a goal. Daegu= Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.04/
Shocking! Tottenham broke up with Son Heung-min and recruited a defender worth 268,000 pounds a week...a transfer fee of £43 million
3rd match between FC Barcelona and Daegu FC at Daegu Stadium on the 4th, Ronald Araujo's team? He scored a goal and is sharing his joy with Gabi. Daegu= Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.04/
Tottenham are busy finding a replacement for Son Heung-min. Tottenham was completely defeated 0-4 in an off-season friendly match against Bayern Munich (Germany) at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 8th. Coincidentally, Son Heung-min lost his first game after moving to LA FC (USA). Tottenham manager Frank said, `Son Heung-min has been a key player for 10 years. He left the team. We have young players. They are really promising. You can perform well. If we think we can find the right players, we will recruit players who can develop the team. If you can't do that, you won't."

Given that 'Tottenham have both Mickey van der Penn and Christian Romero, the addition of a new central defender may not seem like a priority. However, it was rare for the two players to be paired in the 2024-2025 season. Neither played many games because of injury. In particular, Van der Penn suffered from hamstring difficulties. Radu Dragusin is also a knee injury. Tottenham's signing of a new centre-back is not that surprising'

Meanwhile, Araujo has recently been mentioned as a candidate for FC Barcelona's new season captaincy. He also attended an official press conference after a friendly match against Daegu FC at Daegu Stadium on the 4th.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.