In Son Heung-min’s mind, Tottenham was the only one.
He could have been disappointed with Tottenham’s disappointing treatment and calculating attitude, but captain Son Heung-min’s decision to devote 10 years to Tottenham is still closer to staying than transfer.
England’s cutoff side reported on the 17th (Korea time) that “Tottenham Legend Son Heung-min is expected to remain at the club after next summer.”
Son Heung-min recently drew much attention with news on his renewal of contract. He started off with Tottenham’s option to extend the contract for one year. Initially announced that he would start discussions with Son on renewing the contract for a long time, Tottenham began to change its attitude toward Son after the news that the Telegraph newspaper issued an option to extend the contract for one year. He expressed his intention to watch the situation with an option to extend the contract rather than renewing the contract.
However, Son’s choice was to stay. Cutoffside said, ‘There have been many uncertainties about Son’s future after the start of the 2024-2025 season, but news has been reported that Son will stay with the club after next summer. Son said there has been no discussion about a new contract with Tottenham at the moment. German reporter Florian Flettenberg said Son will stay with the club after the summer of 2025. This is because he is expected to extend his contract to 2026 through extension options. Son is also known to want to stay with Tottenham.’
Despite Son’s willingness to stay, however, it remains to be seen whether Tottenham plans to leave Son for a longer period of time. British media have already released a flurry of news on the failure to renew the contract. “Tottenham has informed Son that there is no plan to renew the contract. Son’s side was shocked by the club’s decision,” said Graham Bayley, a reporter for the BR Football Association. “Son Heung-min and his camp discussed a new contract with Tottenham, and both sides were positive about the contract extension, but the club seems to have suddenly changed its stance.”
Saudi Arabia’s interest in the opportunity also immediately continued. British Spurs Web reported, “Tottenham’s star player Son Heung-min is not satisfied with the contract situation and warned the club,” adding, “The player was dissatisfied with Tottenham’s decision to sign a contract, and Saudi Arabian clubs received news that Son Heung-min could be recruited. Tottenham reportedly decided not to offer Son a long-term contract, and instead activated a one-year option. This shift in direction surprised Son Heung-min, apparently because it seemed to have been agreed upon by all parties at the time of initial contract discussions.”
“The failure to offer a long-term contract does not seem to have had a good effect on Son Heung-min, and Saudi Arabia is also paying attention to this fact and looking at the opportunity to recruit Son Heung-min after this season. Saudi clubs can secure considerable funds in the summer and are seeking to recruit many famous players, including Son Heung-min,” he explained about 비아그라.
Saudi Arabia was known to have offered Son Heung-min last summer, and the British media said at the time that Son was offered a contract that included an annual salary of 30 million euros (about 42 billion euros) every season for four years. If Son leaves, he could offer the same offer once again.
Interest in Son was not low. Recently, there was news that France’s prestigious Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) could target Son ahead of the next season. Team Talk in the U.K. said, “PSG also observed Son for a long time. PSG has prepared plans for Son before. If Tottenham fails to advance to the European Champions League in the next season, it is possible that Tottenham will sell Son to PSG.”
However, Tottenham was the only one Son Heung-min wanted. He apparently does not intend to leave the team to secure a definitive finish as a legend after committing to the team for a long time.
Despite Tottenham’s disappointing legendary treatment, Son Heung-min chose Tottenham. Attention is also focusing on how this choice will lead to after this season and whether it will remain a beautiful ending for Son Heung-min to finish his career in the future.