2023-12-15 15:11:17
(Xports News Reporter Kim Hyun-ki) With Son Heung-min already scoring his 10th goal of the season, his team Tottenham is considering renewing his contract as their top priority.
It is predicted that if a new contract is signed, the annual salary will reach not only 20 billion won but also 25 billion won.
British media ‘Football Insider’ reported on the 15th, “Son Heung-min wants to entrust the rest of his career to Tottenham. Tottenham is also preparing to offer Son Heung-min a huge contract renewal. The 31-year-old Son is impressed by the influence of coach Angie Postekoglou. He received the award and wants to play a key role in the team.”
Previously, ‘Football London’ predicted the next contract target after the renewal of Destiny Udogi’s contract, and Son Heung-min, along with midfielder Pape Sar, was considered to be subject to unconditional renewal.
Both media outlets predicted that Tottenham would exercise a one-year extension option for Son Heung-min, whose contract period ends in June 2025.
First, Football Insider announced, “Tottenham will activate the one-year extension option on Son Heung-min’s contract, allowing him to stay with the team until June 2026. After that, negotiations can begin for a new long-term contract with Son Heung-min.”
Football London’s observations, on the other hand, are slightly different. Regarding Son Heung-min, “There is one year and six months left on the contract (expires in June 2025), but Tottenham has the option to extend it for another year,” but “We will not repeat the example of letting Harry Kane go this year.” “Son Heung-min also wants to remain at Tottenham,” he said.
The ‘Kane case’ refers to Tottenham, who failed to renew Kane’s contract, ultimately sending Kane to the prestigious German club Bayern Munich for a little less than 100 million euros (143 billion won) last summer, one year before the expiration of the existing contract, in order to collect the transfer fee.
According to a report by ‘Football London’, Tottenham appears to be focusing on signing a new contract with Son Heung-min rather than exercising the option to extend the contract period by one year under the previous contract. This is because exercising the one-year extension option does not ultimately mean much other than putting off homework by one year.
If this happens, Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in 2015, is expected to be able to play for the club for well over 10 years. Since the first half of this year, there have been reports that Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad wants Son Heung-min, but Son Heung-min has confirmed that he has no intention of going to the Middle East, citing the fact that he is the captain of the Korean national team.
If the contract is renewed, Son Heung-min’s salary is also expected to rise. It is reported that Son Heung-min receives a weekly salary of 190,000 pounds, or approximately 314.5 million won. His annual salary is around 9.88 million pounds (16.4 billion won). Harry Kane is earning the highest salary since leaving Tottenham, and if he renews his contract, it is highly likely that the salary will reach not only 20 billion won but also close to 25 billion won.
Son Heung-min appeared on a TV program last summer and announced his intention to spend the last part of his career in the K-League. However, it is still difficult to predict what will happen to Son Heung-min’s soccer career, but if this contract renewal is completed as the club confirms, it is expected that he will spend almost a lifetime as a player at Tottenham.
The reason why Tottenham is pursuing a contract that is close to a lifetime contract appears to be the firm trust of coach Postekoglou, who took office last summer.
Previously, the leading British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ reported on the 6th, “Postekoglou said that he is ‘elite in every way’ and that Son Heung-min will become a great player for Tottenham.”
Coach Postekoglou, who selected Son Heung-min as captain before the opening game, seems to rely more on Son Heung-min as time goes by. According to the Guardian, Coach Postekoglou praised, “I was fortunate to work with good strikers, but as you know, Son Heung-min is elite in every way among Premier League strikers.”
“If everything goes on track, I will be very surprised if Son Heung-min is not one of the outstanding strikers when it is all said and done,” he added. “Because they have forgotten that Son Heung-min is a dangerous goalscorer despite playing on the wing for most of his career.” .
Son Heung-min has mainly played as a left winger, but changed his position to a central striker last September. Since changing his position, Son Heung-min has already scored 9 goals and has become Tottenham’s new number 9 striker. Although he recently returned to being a winger, Coach Postekoglou’s ‘Son Heung-min Shift’ was a huge success.
Regarding this, coach Postekoglou said, “I am putting Son Heung-min in the box, which is why he has already scored nine goals this year.” Heung-min Son was an outstanding player, and I knew this even before I came to Tottenham. The example he sets every day is outstanding. He did not hold back in his praise, saying, “He is as great as a human being as he is as a soccer player.”
At the same time, he expressed his affection for Son Heung-min, saying, “I am very grateful to be able to work with Son Heung-min.”
Coach Postekoglou said that he will continue to build a team centered around Son Heung-min in the future. “Son Heung-min will be a very important part of what we are building,” he explained.
“But that doesn’t mean we won’t bring in another striker,” he said. “Because I think Son Heung-min will also ask me to do that. When you build a team that can win, the best players actually attract more good players.” “I know you want it.”
He repeatedly emphasized Son Heung-min’s importance, saying, “Other players are also motivated to succeed, but there is no doubt that Son Heung-min will play a big role in this.” Son Heung-min is the undisputed ace of Coach Postekoglou, who signed a four-year contract with Tottenham.
Considering Son Heung-min’s struggles in the early days of the Premier League, I can only say that it is great that he has now entered the ranks of Tottenham’s living legends.
Son Heung-min revealed in an interview with the British Evening Standard in 2019 that he seriously considered leaving Tottenham after the 2015/16 season. At the time, Son Heung-min performed well in the German Bundesliga and moved to Tottenham in the summer of 2015, entering the Premier League.
The reason why Son Heung-min considered transferring after one year was the lack of playing time. Although he is now Tottenham’s undisputed starting striker, Son Heung-min only recorded 4 goals and 1 assist in 28 league games in his debut season. He only appeared as a starter in 15 of 28 games, and played only 1104 minutes in total. Erik Lamela, who played for the Argentine national team at AS Roma in the Italian Serie A and came to Tottenham a year before Son Heung-min, had a slight advantage over Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min, who recalled that time, said, “I almost left Tottenham at that time. I wanted to return to Germany because I was not comfortable here with coach Pochettino.”
In fact, Wolfsburg and others showed serious interest in signing him, and Tottenham was able to receive the same transfer fee as it paid to Leverkusen. It was possible to recover the principal. Son Heung-min was also making up his mind to move to Wolfsburg.
However, at this time, manager Mauricio Pochettino, who was the head coach at the time, finally persuaded Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min, who trusted coach Pochettino and stayed at Tottenham, immediately became a key striker for Tottenham by scoring 21 goals and 9 assists in all competitions, including 14 goals and 8 assists in the league in the next season, 2016/17.
Coach Pochettino, who gave him strong trust and helped him develop into a striker representing the Premier League, is nothing less than a gift to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min also expressed his gratitude, saying, “Coach Pochettino trusted me. I am really grateful. It is difficult to express my gratitude in just words.”
Coach Pochettino also said, “Son Heung-min was very patient. The conversation I had with him was not only professional but also humane,” and added, “Son Heung-min is happy now because of the decision he made at that time. We are seeing the best of Son Heung-min now.” He expressed his gratitude to Son Heung-min for believing in him and remaining.
Son Heung-min, who trusted coach Pochettino and stayed at Tottenham, has since grown steadily and became the top scorer in the Premier League for the first time in his career in the 2021/22 season, becoming a world-class striker.
Although he performed poorly in the 2022/23 season, he maintained 3rd place in scoring in the Premier League this season, wiping away last season’s slump.
Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick when Tottenham achieved a 5-2 victory over Burnley on September 3. Coach Anzhi Postekoglou, who took office at Tottenham last summer, used the so-called ‘fingernail’ tactic of placing Son Heung-min in the center when existing striker Richarlison was struggling in the middle, and it was immediately effective against Burnley.
In the 16th minute of the first half when the team was behind 0-1, Son Heung-min received a pass from left wing Manor Solomon and finished with a fantastic right-footed lob shot from the right side of the penalty area, scoring his first goal of the season and equalizer.
Burnley took advantage of the high defensive line for build-up play. It was connected to Son Heung-min at once from the back, and Son Heung-min caught it well and gave it to Solomon. Solomon drew attention to the defense and then connected to Son Heung-min again. Son Heung-min, who had a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper, calmly finished with a right-footed lob shot as the goalkeeper came forward.
Then, in the 18th minute of the second half when Tottenham was ahead 3-1, he scored a multiple goal by scoring Solomon’s cutback pass with his right foot. Solomon, who broke down the left side with a dribble, gave a cutback to Son Heung-min, who penetrated a beat late. Son Heung-min scored multiple goals by lightly pushing in with his right foot without any interference.
In the 21st minute of the second half, he calmly connected Pedro Foro’s pass with a left-footed shot, scoring a goal and completing a hat trick. Son Heung-min, who broke away from this season’s goal drought by scoring three goals, went to the bench in the 27th minute of the second half, replacing Richarlison.
Tottenham, who saw the effectiveness of ‘9th striker’ Son Heung-min, placed Son Heung-min at the forefront in the 6th round of the league and the 194th overall ‘North London Derby’ against Arsenal on the 24th of last month. Son Heung-min once again lived up to the manager’s expectations by scoring two goals against Tottenham’s biggest rival that day. Thanks to Son Heung-min’s performance, Tottenham drew 2-2 away at Arsenal.
Son Heung-min, who showed a perfect performance in the game against Burnley and Arsenal, continued his momentum and scored the first goal in the home game against Liverpool in the 7th round of the league on the 1st, contributing to a new 2-1 win. A Liverpool player was sent off and, taking advantage of the numerical disadvantage, he pushed Richarlison’s cutback into the goal, scoring his 6th league goal.
He then scored his 7th goal in a home game against Fulham on October 24, contributing to a 2-0 win. Son Heung-min, who started as a starter, played until the 37th minute of the second half, scoring the team’s first goal and helping Madison score in the second half, earning his first assist of the season. With this goal, Son Heung-min moved up to tied for second place in the league scoring rankings.
On October 28, in an away game against Chrispal Palace, he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory.
In this day’s game, in the 21st minute of the second half, Johnson, who received a pass from Sarr, gave the ball to Madison, and Johnson, who again received a pass from Madison, attempted a cutback pass, and Son Heung-min, located in the center of the penalty box, completed it with an accurate left-footed shot and succeeded in scoring. did.
Since then, Son Heung-min’s scoring has been quiet for over a month, but his toes were on fire in the game against Manchester City, the strongest player in Europe.
Tottenham took the lead by scoring the first goal in the 6th minute of the first half. The protagonist of the first goal was none other than Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.
Tottenham, who blocked Manchester City’s corner kick attack, immediately launched a counterattack. At this time, Kulusevski found Son Heung-min rushing forward from the center line and made a forward penetration pass. Son Heung-min caught the ball and ran towards the penalty box at high speed. Doku followed Son Heung-min until the end to stop him, but Son Heung-min overcame this and succeeded in entering the box.
Son Heung-min, who entered the box, fired a right-footed shot without delay, which passed through the side of Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson and hit the net, leading to Tottenham’s first goal.
The joy was short-lived. Tottenham gave up an equalizer just three minutes after Son Heung-min’s opening goal. Son Heung-min, the first goal scorer, contributed an own goal to Manchester City this time.
In the 8th minute of the first half, in a Manchester City free kick situation, Alvarez, who took the kicker, sent a right-footed cross into the box. This cross just passed the head of Holland, who jumped, but hit the thigh of Son Heung-min, who was behind him, and went straight into the Tottenham goal.
As the game ended 3-3, Son Heung-min’s performance that day was also significant in that it stopped Tottenham’s losing streak.
Tottenham has never recorded four consecutive league losses since November 2004, when David Fleet was the manager. This time, after losing to Chelsea, Wolverhampton, and Aston Villa, they were on the verge of falling to Manchester City, but Dejan Kulusevski’s dramatic equalizer saved the day.
It was a truly fierce battle. It was a hectic game with both teams scoring a combined 26 shots and a total of 6 goals. Tottenham struggled with Manchester City’s strong forward pressure throughout the first half, but gained momentum in the second half and won one point. Manchester City’s shots were lucky enough to hit the goalpost twice.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min performed like a ‘Man City killer’. Son Heung-min scored 7 goals and 3 assists in 17 games against Manchester City until this day. He added one more goal, bringing his tally to 8 against Manchester City.
And two games later, against Newcastle on the 11th, he completed his 10th goal with a hat-trick of attack points, recording 1 goal and 2 assists.
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