With Son Heung-min leaving, this is the first time in 10 years that 0 EPL big clubs have been devastated → Yang Min-hyuk is also likely to rent

Aug 05, 2025

With Son Heung-min leaving, this is the first time in 10 years that 0 EPL big clubs have been devastated → Yang Min-hyuk is also likely to rent
Son Heung-min greets fans at the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/



With Son Heung-min leaving, this is the first time in 10 years that 0 EPL big clubs have been devastated → Yang Min-hyuk is also likely to rent
Son Heung-min greets fans at the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/
The English Premier League (EPL) big club next season is not expected to have a single Korean player.

The biggest beam in the history of the Korean Premier League said hello. Son Heung-min, who decided to leave Tottenham in the transfer window this summer, wrapped up his career in the EPL with Tottenham after a pre-season game against Newcastle United. Son Heung-min also praised him as a `true legend' in the EPL.

With Son Heung-min deciding to leave Tottenham, there are only three Korean players left in the EPL in the 2025-2026 season. Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton, Park Seung-soo of Newcastle and Yang Min-hyuk of Tottenham.




However, Yang Min-hyuk is also expected to part ways with Tottenham for a while. British Football London on the 4th (Korea time) 'Yang Min-hyuk, Luca Buschkovic, Jamie Donley, Will Rankshire, and George Abbott were all included on the rental list. Alfie Devine and Dane Scarlett have also been eligible for rent together,' the report said.
With Son Heung-min leaving, this is the first time in 10 years that 0 EPL big clubs have been devastated → Yang Min-hyuk is also likely to rent
Son Heung-min and Yang Min-hyuk hug in the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/
It was a somewhat expected step. This is because although Son Heung-min left, it is difficult for Yang Min-hyuk to consistently play in Tottenham's first team. There are too many winger contenders in Tottenham's current first team, including Matisse Tell, Hishalisson, Mohammed Kudus, Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson O'Donbert. Since it is a waste to spend time only on the bench at a time when growth is needed, Yang Min-hyuk needed time to leave the loan and adapt to English football for sure.

It is not yet known which league and club Yang Min-hyuk will go on loan to, but both Tottenham and Yang Min-hyuk are expected to move actively for each other's future.

Unfortunately, if Yang Min-hyuk leaves Tottenham, there will be no Koreans left in BIG6, which is an EPL-traditional big club. Park Seung-soo is in Newcastle, which is emerging as a new big club, but Newcastle is not a traditional big club. In addition, Park Seung-soo has been oriented to playing mainly for under-21 teams rather than the first team this season.
With Son Heung-min leaving, this is the first time in 10 years that 0 EPL big clubs have been devastated → Yang Min-hyuk is also likely to rent
Newcastle Park Seung-soo played a match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/
This happened when Son Heung-min, the best Premier Leaguer in Korean history, left. Since Son Heung-min has been around for the past 10 years, it has been so familiar for a Korean player to play in an EPL big club. Son Heung-min's vacancy, which always seemed to be in the same place, already feels big. A new star of Korean soccer who can replace Son Heung-min should be born as soon as possible.

Of course, there are still variables. It's Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in. Kim Min-jae is clearly on the release list for Bayern Munich. Kim Min-jae, who has been constantly rumored to be transferred with EPL big clubs, doesn't know what will happen at the end of the transfer market. Lee Kang-in is also disappointed in his position at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). It is difficult except for EPL clubs to meet the transfer fee required by PSG. Lee Kang-in also received attention from Manchester United and Arsenal, so he may choose a new team.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.