Son Heung-min (32), whose contract with Tottenham Hotspur expires in June next year, confessed that he has not even started negotiations with the team to renew his contract yet.
Son Heung-min attended a press conference held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 26th (Korea time) with Faiz Karabakh (Azerbaijan) of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League (UEL) in advance of the first round and spoke about the status of his contract renewal negotiations.
“I haven’t had any conversations with Tottenham,” he said, before adding, “I can tell you clearly that I am very focused on this season. Every moment is precious at this age. I am especially concerned because I am participating in many competitions this season.”
“We want to win what we deserve,” he said. “I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I will give everything for Tottenham as I have done for the past 10 years until the contract remains.”
Son Heung-min, who left Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) in 2015 and joined Tottenham, has been a leading player of the team for 10 seasons. After Harry Kane, his best friend, moved to Bayern Munich (Germany) last summer, he was appointed as captain, and has gained great trust from both the team and the team. However, the renewal of contract has been slow.
Son Heung-min signed a contract with Tottenham until June 2025, with less than a year left before the contract expires. 안전놀이터
Generally, teams set up negotiation table for renewal of contract in order to secure key players who can leave as free agents. For this reason, the British media also predicted that Son Heung-min, who has devoted himself to Tottenham with the best performance for 10 years, could stay at Tottenham.
However, according to Son Heung-min’s remarks, nothing has been decided on whether to exercise the option of a one-year extension, let alone renew the contract.
Has Tottenham caught fire after Son Heung-min’s shocking remarks? Immediately afterwards, the British media reported that Tottenham will exercise the option to extend Son’s contract by one year.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min also expressed his view on the recent murderous schedule and controversy over abuse in the soccer world.
“We are not robots. We need to reduce the number of games and improve the quality of the games for sure,” he said.
“I hope you don’t get me wrong. We love playing soccer, too. But the important thing is that there are not only games but also movements and preparation processes to achieve this goal. If your mind and body are not ready, you can be exposed to the risk of injury. This is unfair,” he said.