Son Heung-min (32) is reported to be moving to Barcelona to win the championship.
Spain’s “El Goldie Hidal” reported the transfer rumor on the 3rd (Korea time), saying, “When Barcelona sports director Deku asked Han Ji-flick about Son Heung-min’s name, his answer was positive.”
According to the media, Barcelona is preparing to recruit Son Heung-min, whose contract with Tottenham may be terminated next summer, as a free agent. “He can sign an option to extend his contract by one year with Tottenham. However, I am confident that Deku will not do that,” the media reported.
It is surprising that Barcelona is attempting to sell the two players in order to recruit Son. In order to meet Son’s annual salary of 12 million euros, the only option is to dispose of the existing players. The main culprits behind the sell-off are Ferran Torres, No. 7, and Ansu Fati, once called the “second Messi.”
“Even if Son comes to Barcelona as an FA, there will still be problems (such as annual salary). Director Deku is considering disposing of Torres and Fati. They will leave Barcelona in 2025. Their sales will go back to him,” the media said.
Recently, rumors of Son moving to Barcelona have been rising from Spanish media. Spain’s “Catalunya El Nacional” once said, “Barcelona may take Asian star Son Heung-min for free.”
Son Heung-min, whose contract with Tottenham ends next year, is expected to leave the team without extending his contract. “Son Heung-min is the most interesting resource among FA resources. His contract expires in June next year, but he has no intention of renewing his contract,” the media said. “Now Son Heung-min, who is considered a legend of Tottenham, will leave the team after this season.”
Media outlets said Son’s desire to leave Tottenham is his thirst for victory. “He is tired of not being able to participate in the UEFA Champions League in recent years. He will use his FA status to become a team that can win the title,” Son said. He has yet to play in the UCL after the 2022-2023 season. He did not play in any European matches last season. 안전놀이터
As such, the contract between Son Heung-min and Tottenham is until June next year, but the option to extend one more year is included in the contract. Until last season, the prevailing expectation was that Tottenham would offer a long-term contract to team legend Son Heung-min. Moreover, since he played as an ace by scoring the most goals in his team last season, a long-term contract seemed to be made right away. However, there seems to be little news about the renewal of the contract, as there is no possibility that the contract will be made yet.
There are many interpretations of the reason why Tottenham does not renew the contract with Son. If Tottenham renews the contract with Son, who received the highest weekly wage in his team with 190,000 pounds a week, it will have to pay Tottenham more than now. Although Son is still performing as the team’s ace, he feels pressured to give a high salary to a player over 30 years old. In addition, he does not expect Son to perform well in the future.
There is also a possibility that Chairman Daniel Levy will sell Son to another team to make a transfer fee after invoking the option of a one-year extension. Rumors have it that Son will be transferred not only to Barcelona, but also to Galatasaray, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and a number of other EPL teams. Saudi Arabia’s Al Etihad has been holding an oil money love call since last year.
