Shocked Pochettino Son Heung-min was lying to soothe him, but he got a phone call with Tottenham, who made a surprise confession about winning the second place in the

Nov 21, 2025

Shocked Pochettino Son Heung-min was lying to soothe him, but he got a phone call with Tottenham, who made a surprise confession about winning the second place in the
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Sadio Mane confessed for the first time that he had been offered by Tottenham.

Mane confessed in an interview with British talk sports on the 21st (Korea time) why he went to Liverpool. Mane said he turned down offers from Manchester United and Tottenham and moved to Liverpool

Mane said "I had a meeting with Tottenham. At the same time, Mauricio Pochettino called my agent. Pochettino said he wanted to bring Mane to Tottenham's training ground.




Mane actually negotiated with Tottenham. He went to Tottenham's training ground a week later. I saw the facilities, met the directors, and talked to them. At that time, I was more confident about Tottenham than the Manchester United project. Manchester United had too many superstar players in mind," he said, confessing that he had a move to Tottenham.
Shocked Pochettino Son Heung-min was lying to soothe him, but he got a phone call with Tottenham, who made a surprise confession about winning the second place in the
Mane was really keen to move to Tottenham. "So I met Pochettino again and said. 'Okay, just make a good agreement with my agent. I'll go to Tottenham' he confided.

At this point, Tottenham could have really signed Mane. This is the summer of 2016. It is just after Son Heung-min has not yet adapted well to the Premier League (EPL) after moving to Tottenham in the 2015-2016 season.

Mane is a left winger like Son Heung-min. In other words, Tottenham was looking for a new player to play as a main player instead of Son Heung-min. Looking at the 2015-2016 season alone, it is also true that Mane was performing much better than Son Heung-min. Mane was a player whose stock price continued to rise as he led Southampton's sensation, scoring 11 league goals and six assists.
Shocked Pochettino Son Heung-min was lying to soothe him, but he got a phone call with Tottenham, who made a surprise confession about winning the second place in the
If Mane had moved to Tottenham at this time, Son Heung-min may not have received the opportunity like the story we knew. In fact, Son Heung-min had a desire to return to Germany after failing to adapt to the EPL for a year, but he decided to try more at Tottenham after persuading Pochettino. After pulling my mind together, I was able to write a success story at Tottenham.

If Tottenham had been able to recruit a player at a time when it was really moving directly to recruit Mane, would Son Heung-min really have had many opportunities. It's more likely that it's not.

But Mane chose Liverpool. Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp's persuasion was crucial. Mane was fascinated by Klopp's project and decided to move to Liverpool regardless of the conditions. With Mane choosing Liverpool, Tottenham may have been forced to trust Son Heung-min.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.