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Sabi Simmons was not Son Heung-min's successor. The position he wanted to play in was not the left winger.
Britain's Spurs Web reported on the 4th (Korea time) 'Simmons told Thomas Frank what position he wanted to play at Tottenham'
Simmons moved to Tottenham this summer. It was the result of busy work to fill the vacancy of Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min said goodbye to Tottenham this summer and ended his 10-year companionship. Recruitment was not easy. Starting with Morgan Gibbs-White, various players such as Savinho, Eberechi Eze, Niko Pas and Hodrigo were nominated or negotiated, but it was not made. It was Simmons who saved Tottenham at the last minute.
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Tottenham fans welcomed Simmons. Simmons is a promising player who received attention through Barcelona and PSG when he was a youth. He transferred from PSG to PSV Eindhoven ahead of the 2022-2023 season, and since then, he has been active on the Dutch stage and has been in full swing. Eindhoven won the top scorer with 19 goals and eight assists in 34 league games. He continued his activities even after leaving for Leipzig on loan. In the 2023-2024 season, he scored 10 goals and 13 assists in 43 official games, becoming the best winger in the Bundesliga, showing enough competitiveness. In the previous 2024-2025 season, he also played with 11 goals and 8 assists in 33 games. Tottenham took note of his skills and succeeded in signing Chelsea.
Simmons, who inherited Son Heung-min's No. 7, is a versatile resource that can play all parts of the offense and even the central midfielder, so expectations are growing that he will become Tottenham's ace after Son Heung-min.
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However, contrary to expectations, it was not Son Heung-min's vacancy that Simmons wanted to play. Spursweb said coach Thomas Frank could play in the 10th role with the left winger. But Simmons has made it clear that he feels more comfortable in one place. When asked about his preferred position, he answered bluntly.
When asked in a recent interview what position he likes to play in, Simmons replied, "I prefer to play in No. 10. Don't you know everything?" he said, expressing his willingness to play as an offensive midfielder rather than a winger.
Fortunately, Tottenham needs an attacking midfielder position as James Maddison is out due to injury, so there is a good chance that Simmons will play in that position. With Brennan Johnson failing to be the answer to Son's vacancy, if Simmons takes another position, it is expected that attention will continue to be paid to which player will be able to fill Son's vacancy.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
