Tottenham Hotspur manager Anji Postecoglou hoped captain Son Heung-min would stay at the club as long as possible.
Apart from the club’s lukewarm response, he said he needed it.
Tottenham will play Manchester United in the sixth round of the English Premier League in the 2024-25 season at Old Trafford, located in Manchester, England, at 0:30 a.m. on the 30th (Korea time).
Ahead of the match against Manchester United, Postecoglou attended an advance press conference on Wednesday. In an advance press conference, Son was definitely the talk of the town. First of all, he mentioned Son’s injury in the UEFA Europa League against Garabakh on the previous day. He analyzed that it was not a big deal.
Amid attention on whether it was simple muscle spasms or a problem with his hamstring, Postecoglou, who attended the pre-press conference, responded positively to Son Heung-min’s physical condition, saying, “Everyone is fine except for Sonny, and I don’t think he’s that bad.”
“I have one more day to give Son every chance,” he said, adding that he will watch Son’s condition until the next day.
If Son Heung-min is unable to play in the match against Manchester United, the player who will replace Son Heung-min said, “We have to wait and see what Sonny will be like. With Wilson Odover out, we are restricted, and Hishalisson is also out, although he can play on the spot.” “Timo Werner and Mikey Moore can definitely come into Son Heung-min’s position,” he said. “Dejan Kulusevski can also play in multiple positions. There are some options, but we have to see how Sonny is first.”
Son has become the talk of the town again. Postecoglou was also asked to renew his contract with Son.
The contract between Son Heung-min and Tottenham expires in June 2025. The contract has a one-year extension option, so if Tottenham invokes the extension clause, Son can stay at the club for up to 2026, but he has not yet invoked the extension option, so Son’s remaining contract period is less than a year away.
When asked about the renewal of the contract at a press conference on the 25th, Son Heung-min explained, “We haven’t said anything yet,” adding, “We haven’t talked about the extension negotiations with the club even though the contract is approaching its expiration.”
“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.
“I’m fully focused on this season and I want to win the championship that everyone in the club deserves,” he said. “I don’t know what will happen in the future, but 10 years later, I’ll give everything for this club.” He said he plans to do his best for the trophy.
While Son Heung-min said he had not discussed anything about renewing his contract with the club himself, Postecoglou hoped that Son Heung-min, who is much loved by Tottenham, would stay at Tottenham as long as possible.
According to England’s Football London, Postecoglou said at a press conference, “I don’t always have the final decision, but I think my opinion is important,” adding, “Given the way Son Heung-min leads the club and plays, I hope he will stay at Tottenham for a while.”
Son Heung-min, who joined the Premier League after leaving Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga in the summer of 2015, has been playing for Tottenham for more than nine years. He has 164 goals and 86 assists in 415 matches for Tottenham.
At Tottenham, Son has left many records. He became the first Asian player to become the top scorer in the Premier League in the 2021-22 season, and last summer, he was the first non-European player to be named captain of Tottenham. As Tottenham captain, he met his club’s expectations last season by scoring 17 goals and 10 assists in the Premier League.
Son has had two goals and two assists in five Premier League matches this season. Born in 1992, Son is still one of the top wingers in the Premier League, although it will not be long before the decline comes as he turned 32.
Several clubs began to pay attention to the Son Heung-min situation when Tottenham did not move to renew the contract with Son Heung-min despite Son showing off his robustness.
“Son Heung-min’s future has not yet been decided, and he may stay at Tottenham longer,” said British “Cutoffside,” citing Spain’s “Todopichahes,” adding on the 12th, “However, informal talks took place between Atletico and the player’s agent as Atletico Madrid wanted to clarify its interest.”
“According to the report, Atletico will face competition with Saudi Arabian clubs that have shown interest in Son in the past,” he said, adding, “Son Heung-min’s current plan is to remain in Europe.”
Britain’s Spurs Web also said on the 7th, “It has been revealed that some Saudi professional league clubs intend to take Son Heung-min to the Middle East after the season,” adding, “Saudi is trying to recruit some of the big European stars to show ambition, and Son Heung-min is one of the names on their list.” 토토사이트
Regarding clubs interested in recruiting Son Heung-min, the media explained, “Clubs such as Alhilal, Alnasr, Al Ahli, and Al-Etihad are all known to be willing to do everything they can to recruit Son Heung-min and other superstars in the Premier League.”
Saudi Arabian clubs offer Son a total of 160 million euros (238.5 billion won) for four years when rumors of his transfer to RT Hard surfaced for the first time last year. He showed his willingness to stay at Tottenham, shaking off a huge amount of money worth about 240 billion won (230 million dollars).
However, apart from wanting to see Son Heung-min play for Tottenham for a long time, Tottenham reportedly intends to activate the option of a one-year extension first rather than signing a new contract with Son Heung-min.
“Tottenham will issue a clause to extend Son’s contract for one more year,” Dan Kilpatrick, a reporter familiar with Tottenham’s news, said on the British newspaper The Standard on Saturday. “His contract will end after the end of this season. However, the club has the option to extend his contract for another 12 months and will exercise it.”
“With this extension, Son Heung-min will spend his 11th season at Tottenham,” he added.
Tom Barclay, a British “The Sun” and Tottenham reporter, also claimed on social networking services (SNS) that “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, “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 one more year and plans to activate it.”