"Tottenham owes a lot to Son Heung-min"..."I gave up 240 billion won." SON's option to extend it by only one year? Cold Tottenham fans-the media are turning around
"Tottenham owes a lot to Son Heung-min"..."I gave up 240 billion won." SON's option to extend it by only one year? Cold Tottenham fans-the media are turning around
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It is just right to say that Tottenham is acting absurdly.
Son Heung-min, who has increased his commercial value such as marketing as well as his performance over the past decade, is struggling with contract issues. Although his desire to continue playing for Tottenham is the top priority, the club is showing sluggish performance in negotiations.
He devoted himself to Tottenham, shaking off a huge offer from the Middle East, but is not happy to hear the news of his return. There is only news that Tottenham will extend Son Heung-min's current contract by one year, release him in 2026, or sell him for a transfer fee next summer.
Last summer, Son rejected a Saudi Arabian team's offer of 240 billion won (240 million U.S. dollars) in total for four years. He ended up wasting a lot of money in the air.
Tottenham is cool-headed against Son. British media Give Me Sports said on the 23rd (Korea time) that Tottenham is expected to activate Son's contract with an option to extend his contract until 2026.
Son Heung-min signed a new contract with Tottenham until June 2025 in the summer of 2021. It was the third contract he signed with Tottenham. The document reportedly includes an option to extend the contract period by one year until June 2026.
Usually, the club and the player start renewing their contracts with one year left of the contract. By this time, it could be concluded, but there is no news.
In such a situation, the media put weight on the one-year extension option event, which can be seen as Tottenham's dragging time, not the multi-year contract Son Heung-min wants.
Give Me Sports made such a report on the remarks of transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano. "Tottenham is expected to exercise the extension option and leave Son Heung-min at the club until June 2026, which is the atmosphere inside the club after October," Romano said. According to Romano, it makes me think that a one-year extension is already accepted internally.
Of course, there are other opinions. It is argued that the club cannot unilaterally exercise the option of one-year extension. There are many opinions that Son Heung-min needs to agree.
Against this backdrop, the leading British newspaper "The Times" stressed that Son Heung-min's skills are not the same as before and stressed that it is time to sell.
It was judged that Tottenham would send Son Heung-min for a transfer fee even if he gave up to another team.
"Over the past four seasons, Son's score per game has decreased from 0.69 to 0.31, 0.52 and 0.46, and the shooting conversion rate is also falling from 27% to 12%, 20%, and 17%, respectively," The Times said. "In addition to statistics, this change stands out in Son's performance. This season, Son Heung-min is less clear, less involved, and his legs are swinging as often as if he is a little crazy than before."
Of course, the Times captain cannot be necessarily right. While Son Heung-min has been in and out of rehabilitation centers twice due to thigh injury, he has scored five goals and six assists in the Premier League, and seven goals and seven assists in the league including the UEFA Europa League.
In particular, Son's ability to pass continues to improve for a flanker. According to the soccer statistics media "Data MB," Son's key pass (penalty penetration pass) for this season ranks third among all five players in Europe's major leagues. Media outlets claimed that Son is the top key pass player in the five major leagues when converted into 90 minutes because he had some games off due to injury.
Big clubs can't help but be unaware of this ability.
Son is known to be receiving love calls from various big clubs recently. While struggling due to injury again this season, he has scored five goals and six assists in the Premier League, building not bad attack points. Above all, his key pass skills have improved, and he is displaying quality as a playmaker.
Son Heung-min is rumored to be transferred to Atletico Madrid most recently. He is the leading player in La Liga.
"Son Heung-min has become one of the best strikers in the Premier League right now," the British newspaper The Hard Task said on the 21st. "The negotiations between Tottenham and Son are deadlocked. Atletico Madrid can give Son a chance to play in La Liga if he decides."
Rumors of a transfer to Barcelona also continued to rise.
Spain's El Nacional said on the 21st, "Hangi Flick Barcelna asked for free agency for two players," adding, "One is Kimihi and the other is surprisingly Son Heung-min."
In addition to Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, there is also a possibility of a transfer to Germany's strongest Bayern Munich, Spanish giants Real Madrid, France's strongest PSG, and Turkiye's first-round Galatasaray.
Manchester United of the Premier League has reportedly announced a plan to use Son as a double playmaker in the 3-4-2-1 formation. This means that Son will be used as a playmaker, not a winger.
However, the reality is that Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Munich are all planning to recruit Son Heung-min for free now. Since Son Heung-min will be 33 next year, there is no reason for other clubs to pay a large transfer fee.
In other words, Son Heung-min is unlikely to move if Tottenham calls for a large transfer fee after activating options in the management style of CEO Daniel Levy, who is called the "Devil's Negotiator."
Tottenham paid 40 billion won to Leverkusen in 2015 to bring in Son Heung-min and accumulate enormous income from Asian marketing as well as performance. In the worst case, it is absolutely no loss to keep Son Heung-min until 2026 and release him.
However, Tottenham's behavior has been criticized in recent years.
Already in October, Forbes, a global economic media outlet in the United States, pointed out Tottenham's handling of Son Heung-min's future.
Forbes said, "The question for Tottenham Hotspur is whether Son Heung-min will be able to maintain this level of support from Koreans after he leaves or retires," and added, "The 10 years he spent at Tottenham have formed a strong bond with Asian fans. But it is not yet known whether this will lead to fans encouraging their children to follow clubs on the other side of the world."
"No matter how long Tottenham Hotspur's popularity in Korea lasts, one thing is clear is that the club would not have made the top 10 in the global fan survey without the solid loyalty of continental superstar Son Heung-min," he added. 토토사이트
Tottenham was a big club based in London before Son Heung-min joined the team, but it was no match for the two clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea. Son Heung-min is coming and young players in their early 20s, including Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, are enjoying their new heyday.
However, Son Heung-min's contribution to this and his side that is still up and down the top are disappearing in front of Tottenham's cold calculation.
Brian King, a former scout for Tottenham, told the Tottenham Hotspur News on Sunday that Son's future should have been resolved three to four months ago. Son has dedicated his football career to Tottenham. "Since joining Tottenham, there has been no better player than Son so far," Son said. "It is questionable whether he is still 100 percent interested in Tottenham given his recent performance. If I were Son, I would have felt unfair. I am not sure if he is happy now."
Son Heung-min is the only one in trouble. He is 34 years old in 2026 because he is old enough to enter the market as an FA. It is best to move to the FA next year, but I am not sure how many chances Tottenham will be able to do so.
It is regrettable that he rejected the Middle Eastern club's hundreds of billions of won offer to Tottenham for his dedication to Tottenham and his honor.