Contract expires in the summer of 2025… No news on extension option activation
There are only speculative reports, such as Manchester United, Munich, and AT Madrid transfer rumors.
For now, the focus is on ‘joining Tottenham’… Extension option likely to be activated
Son Heung-min’s decision is also important… Might make one last challenge for the championship trophy
With the end in sight in 2024, the future of Son Heung-min (Tottenham), the star of Korean soccer, is still unclear.
Son Heung-min, who left Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga in August 2015 and signed a five-year contract with Tottenham for a transfer fee of 22 million pounds (about 40.8 billion won), extended his contract until 2023 through a renewal in July 2018.
He then signed a second contract in July 2021 and plans to play until the summer of 2025.
As Son Heung-min’s contract expires at the end of the 2024-2025 season, fans’ attention is focused on whether to re-book.
As the season progressed, there were reports that Tottenham and Son Heung-min were continuing ‘behind the scenes negotiations’, but even with 2025 just around the corner, neither a renewal of the contract nor an extension option has been activated.
Some predicted that the extension of Son Heung-min’s contract around Christmas would be a ‘Christmas gift’, but it is still ‘dark news’.
Last November, Fabrizio Romano, a journalist familiar with the European transfer market, announced on his social media that “Tottenham has begun the process of activating a contract clause extending Son Heung-min’s contract until June 2026.” .
However, Tottenham and Son Heung-min’s partnership is still not confirmed, and only speculative reports continue.
Son Heung-min, who became the first Asian player to become the top scorer by scoring a total of 23 goals in the EPL in the 2021-2022 season, has continued to score double-digit scores since then.
This season, he has 7 goals and 6 assists in official games (5 goals and 6 assists in the EPL, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League, and 1 goal in the Carabao Cup).
Although it is true that his destructive power has decreased compared to the past, Son Heung-min’s value is still highly regarded.
In fact, when there was no news of a contract with Tottenham, transfer rumors arose. Since last summer, there have been rumors that Real Madrid, Barcelona (Spain), Manchester United (Man U), Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Bayern Munich (Germany) are showing interest.
In addition, rumors were reported that Fenerbahce (Turkiye), led by former mentor Jose Mourinho, is hoping to recruit Son Heung-min.
On the 20th, Spanish media outlet Pichajes reported, “There is a possibility that Son Heung-min, whose contract with Tottenham expires next summer, will join Atletico Madrid.”
AT Madrid, led by world-renowned coach Diego Simeone, is a strong team that is at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga (41 points) as of the 28th.
For Coach Simeone, who is good at using the side, Son Heung-min, who can play on both the left and right, is definitely an attractive card.
Son Heung-min’s future is expected to be decided within 2024, which is only four days away.
If Tottenham does not activate the option to renew or extend the contract, Son Heung-min can sign a pre-contract with another club from January 1 of next year in accordance with the Bosman rule, which states that ‘even if there are six months or less left on the contract with the current club,’ Son Heung-min can sign a contract with another club in advance. You can talk freely with.
Tottenham must give Son Heung-min away for free, but there are also financial benefits that come from Son Heung-min, the team’s highest paid player, leaving.
However, it is true that as of now, more weight is placed on Son Heung-min continuing his association with Tottenham.
There have been love calls from multiple clubs, but it is known that no specific teams have been discussed.
It is also important what Son Heung-min thinks about the future. Although he was the top scorer at Tottenham and even earned the captain’s armband, he failed to win a single trophy.
We cannot rule out the possibility that he will take on the final challenge of his career to win the championship like his best friend Harry Kane (Munich).
Where does Son Heung-min’s future lie? There is not much time left.
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