Tottenham, who has always been timid about renewing contracts, has changed to Son Heung-min.
British Sky Sports said on the 11th (Korea time) 'Tottenham Hotspur want to meet with defender Mickey van der Ben's agents to discuss the improved terms of the contract. Dutch national team defender Van der Ben has three and a half years left on his current contract. Several clubs in the UK and Europe are reportedly watching his situation,' the report said.
It was on the 6th that news of Van der Penn's renewal was heard. The British Telegraph reports 'Tottenham plans to offer Van der Benn a new contract and pay rise. The club said Van der Ben and Christian Romero were among the best centre-back combinations in the Premier League and wanted to treat them accordingly.
The media said that `Romero signed a new contract last summer to become the team's highest-paid player, and Tottenham believes Van de Ben, who scored a fantastic goal in the European Champions League (UCL) match against Copenhagen, also deserves recognition for his performance so far.'
In fact, from Tottenham's point of view, Van der Ben's renewal is not urgent. This is because Van der Penn's contract has been signed until the 2028-2029 season. In general, a key player's contract renewal takes place when the contract expires about two years later.
In general, Tottenham is not even a team in a hurry to renew a key player's contract. This is the case with Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min became a Tottenham player in 2015 and went through a period of adaptation before starting to play in the 2016-2017 season. However, the time of renewal was in the summer of 2018. It was only two seasons after Son Heung-min was active that Tottenham sent a renewal offer. Son Heung-min's first contract renewal with Tottenham was signed with two years remaining. At that time, Son Heung-min renewed his contract with Tottenham until 2023.
Tottenham and Son Heung-min signed their second contract. After signing a contract with Tottenham in the summer of 2018, Son Heung-min became an unrivaled ace for Tottenham in better form, but the second contract was renewed in 2021, three years later. As expected, the contract renewal was finalized when Son Heung-min's contract was two years away.
Since then, Son Heung-min has not renewed his contract once. Even though Son Heung-min won the EPL's top scorer, became the team's captain, and Harry Kane left, he became a more important player. Tottenham only discussed renewing the contract in 2025, when Son Heung-min's contract was about to expire, but Son Heung-min rejected Tottenham at that time.
Son Heung-min is also a player who has been on the radar of numerous big clubs like Van der Penn, but discussions on renewing his contract always took place only two years before the expiration of the contract. However, discussions are coming up at a time when Van der Ben is incomparable to Son Heung-min. It is true that Van der Ben is doing well and is key, but considering the frequent hamstring injuries that began in his debut season, I can't erase the feeling that Tottenham's movement is too fast. Even Van der Ben is a player who has been controversial for ignoring the coach this season.
The Telegraph also analyzed that `Van de Ben has three and a half years left on his current contract, so Tottenham does not have to hurry to proceed with negotiations or start discussions immediately', but Tottenham is different. 'The club has already established a policy to extend Van der Ben's contract beyond 2029 and provide a significant salary increase in line with its status within the team,' it added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
