"Son Heung-min's contract to extend → sell it for a transfer fee" Shocking Tottenham's plan...Why did you take advantage of the option
"Son Heung-min's contract to extend → sell it for a transfer fee" Shocking Tottenham's plan...Why did you take advantage of the option
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Son Heung-min (Tottenham) will play for one more season through the option of extension. Nevertheless, the future is still unstable.
Tottenham announced on its official channel on the 7th (Korea Standard Time) that "it will exercise the option to extend the contract for Son Heung-min," adding, "The contract is now valid until the summer of 2026."
Son Heung-min, who entered the Premier League after playing on the German stage and joining Tottenham in August 2015, will wear a Tottenham uniform for 11 years, including the contract period.
However, there was no communication in the process. ESPN reported, "Son Heung-min expected us to sign a new long-term contract. However, Tottenham didn't have any discussions. Tottenham simply decided to exercise its options."
As Son Heung-min came within six months of the expiration of his contract, he was subject to the Boseman rule, which allows him to negotiate freely with other league teams. There were rumors that the range of movements could be broadened and that FC Barcelona was active in recruiting Son Heung-min, who is acquiring FA status.
The details were also detailed. Son Heung-min made a counter-proposal first and Barcelona were also included in the recruitment list, which means that they clearly matched each other's interests.
Exquisitely, Tottenham activated the extension option at the time Son Heung-min was moving. When news came out that several clubs, including AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, had Son Heung-min on the recruitment list, they handled it right away.
Then, what is the meaning of Son's one-year extension? "His contract is only one-year extension. He can agree to a free transfer, which will leave the club next year," British media Football Insider said.
"The club can take action now or in the summer transfer market to secure an opportunity to cash him in," he added.
"Tottenham has suffered many injury problems this season, so it cannot afford to rely on players like Son Heung-min who have not reached the previous level due to physical fitness problems," he said.
Son Heung-min, who scored 169 goals in 432 official matches for Tottenham, is making a great mark at Tottenham, ranking fourth in the team's total score.
While playing for Tottenham, he was honored with the joint top scorer (23 goals) of the Premier League in the 2021-22 season and the FIFA Puskas Award in 2020, standing tall as a player representing Korea as well as Asia on the European soccer stage. Both the top scorer in the Premier League and the Puskas Award are the first Asian players and the only milestone so far.
In the Premier League, 먹튀검증 which is considered the world's best professional football league, he scored double-digit points for eight consecutive seasons from the 2016-17 season to the last season, and he also scored the most help (68) for Tottenham.
Having taken the center stage as the captain of the Korean national team, he also kicked the captain's armband for his team Tottenham from August 2023 and entered the club's "legend."