Reporter Paul O'Keeff, who is considered fluent in Tottenham's information, said on his personal SNS on the 9th (Korea Standard Time), "Tottenham is seeking to extend its contract with captain Son Heung-min."
Son Heung-min has grown to represent the club since leaving Leverkusen for Tottenham in the 2015-16 season. After the first season, which was a period of adapting to the Premier League (PL), Son Heung-min remained under the persuasion of coach Mauricio Pochettino and began to spread his wings from the second season.
Son Heung-min scored 14 goals and eight assists in the league in the 2016-17 season as he built the DESK line with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Harry Kane. Son Heung-min led Tottenham's offense every season with undulating play.
In the 2018-19 season, he also played an active role in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League (UCL). A mad performance in the quarterfinals against his opponent Manchester City led his team to the semifinals. Based on Son Heung-min's performance, Tottenham reached the UCL final for the first time in the club's history, but unfortunately failed to win.
From the 2019-20 season, Son Heung-min's share has increased in Tottenham. Due to Ali's sluggishness and Eriksen's transfer, Tottenham shook the big axis of the attack, but held out by maximizing the partnership between Kane and Son Heung-min.
In the 2020-21 season, Son Heung-min began to be clearly recognized as a superstar representing the league, setting a league career high record with 17 goals and 10 assists in the PL alone. The peak was in the 2022-23 season. Under coach Antonio Conte, he scored 23 goals and nine assists in the league, becoming the first Asian top scorer in league history. Tottenham also returned to the UCL after a long time.
Despite injuries and a chaotic team atmosphere in the 2022-23 season, Son Heung-min was still evaluated as Son Heung-min, scoring 10 goals and 6 assists in the league. Since the 2023-24 season when Kane left, he has been successfully leading the team by taking over the captain's armband from Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham is trying to catch Son Heung-min, who has become a club legend in name and reality. Son Heung-min is on a contract until the 2024-25 season. Tottenham is in a hurry to renew its contract because if it fails to renew its contract with Son Heung-min by next summer's transfer market, it may have to sell it even if it does not want to sell it like Kane.
Paul O'Keeff also noted, "With two years left on the contract, next summer could be dangerous." Son Heung-min has also received attention from the Saudi Arabian club since last summer. Tottenham is determined to hold on to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min is also satisfied with playing in the PL and is expected to be open to renewing his contract because of his great loyalty to Tottenham.
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