Son Heung-min Visits Tottenham's Breakup Next Year..."At the end of Tottenham's career"
Son Heung-min Visits Tottenham's Breakup Next Year..."At the end of Tottenham's career"
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Tottenham is drawing attention with reports that Son Heung-min could be released immediately next year. It is worth pointing out that the reality is not realistic, but there is also a cold atmosphere between Tottenham and Son Heung-min, drawing attention.
The British media also dealt with Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min reported the "release theory," saying that it is time to say goodbye to Tottenham.
Britain's "Kurt Offside," which is covering Son Heung-min's future in depth, has come out again. The media is known to be contributed occasionally by Paul O'Keefe, who is fluent in Tottenham's situation.
The media said on the 17th (Korea time), "Tottenham has begun to compete for Son Heung-min's excellent replacement," adding, "Son Heung-min's career at Tottenham is expected to end soon. Tottenham has found his replacement but is competing."
Considering Son Heung-min's age, he announced that it would be reasonable to leave with the expiration of his contract next summer.
Tottenham's successor to Son Heung-min is Hakon Haraldson of the French Ligue 1 team, which is the Icelandic national team. Tottenham has already sent a scout to check his performance.
Haralsson, who is 21 years old this year and is considered a superstar in Lille, has a similar position to Son as he can play both offensive midfielder and winger. He has been playing as a mainstay in Lille since last season.
It is no exaggeration to say that the ability to use both feet is similar to Son Heung-min.
Recently, talk of Son Heung-min's replacement has been circulating around Tottenham. In addition to Haarldsson, Spanish winger Harvey Poi was also recently mentioned as an alternative to Son Heung-min. British media Sports Mall said on the 11th that "Tottenham has also recruited 26-year-old winger Harvey Poi," adding that he is a resource to compete with Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min's replacement has been circulated through the media several times, but Harald Son's case is very specific, and it should be closely watched in that it is a report from Cutoffside, which has continuously tracked Son's contract. In the case of Pois, it is notable that he is a skillful Spanish player.
Son Heung-min signed his third contract with Tottenham in 2021 and has an attachment clause that says he can extend it by one more year to end it in June 2025. Tottenham is known to be able to exercise it unilaterally, but the leading British newspapers recently reported it all at once.
The "Evening Standard" reported late last month, "As Tottenham seeks to extend his contract with Son Heung-min, Son Heung-min will mark his 11th season at the club."
At the same time, Tottenham reporter Aless Control Gold of Football London made the same claim on his SNS, and Tottenham reporter Tom Barclay of England's "The Sun" reportedly said on SNS, "Tottenham is reportedly planning to activate their one-year extension option to hand over Son Heung-min's contract to the summer of 2026."
The British 'Guardian' also said late last month, "Son Heung-min looked back on the contract situation after entering the last 12 months of his current contract at Tottenham," adding, "Tottenham reportedly has the option to extend Son's contract period by another year and plans to activate it."
Since the leading media delivered it all at once, Tottenham was expected to officially announce it soon if there was no unexpected incident.
However, the mood has changed recently. With little news for nearly a month since the news was reported, reports have emerged that Tottenham and Son Heung-min could part ways next summer.
It could mean that Son Heung-min will be released immediately next year and will use the team's highest annual salary of 18 billion won to bring in one or more young players.
Earlier, Son Heung-min was asked twice about renewing his contract and answered. He drew attention by saying that he did not talk to the club. Looking at the answers alone, it is believed that he is in a great fight with Tottenham.
In a fan forum last month, Son said, "We don't know our future in football. I still have a contract period with Tottenham, and it's already been 10 years since I played here. You can't imagine how happy I would be at Tottenham. But our future in football is unknown, and I'm just focusing on this season. All I want is a win."
"I want to see all of you smile even if I leave this club someday, and I want to see everyone talk about me as a legend," he continued, adding that he hopes Tottenham fans remember him as a legend of the team even if he leaves Tottenham in any way.
Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in 2015, is Tottenham's living legend, ranking fifth in the club's all-time scoring with 164 goals in more than 400 games so far.
Son Heung-min was always there during Tottenham's golden years in the 2010s, and Son Heung-min was the one who played the role of troubleshooter whenever Tottenham was in trouble. In other words, there is no reason why Son Heung-min should not be called a legend even considering his status and influence within the team.
However, Son Heung-min thought that he was not enough to be called a legend of Tottenham yet. It is because of his winning career.
In an interview with BBC last month, Son Heung-min said, "I want to be a legend at Tottenham. Playing for a team for 10 years requires a lot of effort. You have to always keep a steady appearance and bring something to the club," expressing his desire to remain a legend at Tottenham.
After the fan forum, Son was asked the same question once again. Tottenham faced Garabakh (Azerbaijan) in the first phase of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League finals, and won the match 3-0, and Son is recovering from a hamstring injury in the match.
Son Heung-min came out at the pre-match press conference, but when the question of renewal came up, he said, "We haven't said anything yet," explaining that he didn't talk about the extension negotiations with the club even though the contract was approaching to expire.
"What's clear is that I'm very focused on this season," he said. "At this age, every moment is the same as the goal, and I think I'm paying more attention to it because I'm participating in many competitions this season," he said, adding that he is focusing on his performance this season rather than renewing his contract.
Finally, we discussed with the club about the renewal of the contract
However, it is also true that the Barcelona transfer theory is not reliable.
In fact, the British media argued on the 17th that they were aiming for a younger striker than Son Heung-min, not Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min, during the 2025 summer transfer market.
British media 'Metro' reported on the 17th that "Barcelona is aiming for Jonathan David (LOSCril), Alfonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Jonathan Ta (Bayern Leverkusen) and Hainildu Mandaba (Atletico Madrid) as free agents in the summer of 2025."
Rumors of a transfer to Barcelona also gained momentum as many fans supporting Son Heung-min want him to leave Tottenham for a higher-weight club. Son Heung-min, who has never won a championship in his team's career so far, wanted to move to Barcelona and lift the trophy, including La Liga in Spain.
However, Metro drew attention as it said that Son Heung-min was not among the FA players Barcelona is aiming for next summer.
According to media, Barcelona's target striker in the 2025 summer transfer market is not Son Heung-min, but Canadian striker Jonathan David, born in 2000.
David, the main striker of the Canadian national soccer team, is highly regarded among European big clubs as he is quick on his feet, has excellent penetration play, and uses both feet well like Son Heung-min.
David, who scored 24 goals in League 1 as a member of Lille in the 2022-2023 season, scored 26 goals and nine assists in 47 matches in all competitions last season. He played as the main character of Lille this season, and posted eight goals and two assists in 13 matches.
David, who is currently one of the top French Ligue 1 strikers, is drawing attention from Barcelona as his contract expired in June 2025. He recently made headlines when he scored the winning goal in a UEFA Champions League phase home game against Real Madrid.
Son Heung-min will also be eligible for FA next summer if he does not activate the extension option, but media predicted that Barcelona will target David, who is eight years younger than Son Heung-min, who was born in 1992.
Global media 'Tribuna' also claimed that Barcelona is aiming to recruit David as an FA next summer.
The media predicted a new best 11 that will be born if Barcelona's targets David and Jonatantha join Barcelona as FA next summer. At this time, David was placed at the front of the line in the 4-2-3-1 typical, and Dani Olmo and Ramin Yamal were named as left and right wingers. 먹튀검증
Of course, contrary to media speculation, Barcelona is likely to seriously consider recruiting Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min is likely to follow in the footsteps of Robert Lewandowski, who is active in La Liga even at a considerable age.
Lewandowski, who showed off his enormous scoring ability in Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich (Germany), moved to Barcelona in 2022 for a transfer fee of 45 million euros (about 66.7 billion won).
Lewandowski, who was 34 years old at the time, scored 23 goals in his first season in La Liga and 19 goals in his second season in La Liga, showing off his robustness. He has scored 10 goals in nine league matches this season as well.
Son Heung-min will also move to the same age as Lewandowski when he moves to Barcelona next summer. Although there is a language barrier, it is not a difficult stage for Son Heung-min, who was already the top scorer in the Premier League, to adapt. If Son Heung-min plays a more energetic side attack in La Liga, where there is relatively less physical pressure, he can play for a longer time. He can also move his position closer to the striker and to the center.