Rumors of a transfer to Barcelona are likely to end up as rumors.
In recent days, Son Heung-min has been hot over rumors of a transfer to Barcelona. Spanish media El Nacional said on the 16th (Korea time), “Barcelona wants to recruit Son Heung-min. Detailed negotiations are already underway. Barcelona sports director Deku is leading the negotiations to recruit Son Heung-min,” he said.
In the U.K., Tottenham announced that it is already looking for a substitute for Son. There were also reports that Son’s career at Tottenham will be over soon. “Cuff Offside,” a British media outlet, said on Wednesday, “Son Heung-min’s career at Tottenham will be over soon. Tottenham has found a successor to Son. His contract with Son ends next summer. We are preparing for that.”
The substitute for Son, who was disclosed by the media, was Arnar Haladthorne of LOSC Lille in France. Although Haladthorne from Iceland is only 21 years old this year, he has been recognized for his potential by joining FC Copenhagen, Denmark’s strongest team, after his professional debut.
Last summer, he joined Lille and challenged himself to the big league. In his first season as a transfer, he played in 38 matches and recorded five goals and six assists. He played in seven matches so far this season, but he has built up only two assists.
It is not enough in many ways for him, who is only a promising player, to be considered a substitute for Tottenham captain and ace Son Heung-min. Even among fans, it is argued that it is an unreasonable speculation.
Son Heung-min is under contract with Tottenham until the summer of 2025. The contract included a team option for Tottenham to extend the period by one year.
Tottenham plans to sign a one-year contract extension. “Tottenham wants to sign a one-year contract extension with Son Heung-min. The contract with Son will be terminated at the end of this season. The team plans to use team options to further catch Son. If that happens, he will become a Tottenham player by the summer of 2026,” the British soccer media Football Transper reported on the 11th.
Still, Tottenham Hotspur say Son Heung-min is a key player. The Korean team plans not to allow Son to easily transfer to the team. 메이저사이트
“Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy views Son Heung-min, who is popular with fans, as the center of his team. For a while, Son will be the core of his team as he is now. However, he chose to extend his one-year contract as the most stable strategy,” he said.
While playing in 415 matches with Tottenham, Son scored 164 goals and had 86 assists. He is ranked fifth in score tally in the club’s history. He has also displayed impressive personal career paths including the Puskas Award, the top scorer in the Premier League, and the “Player of the Month.” All he has to do is win no title.
He showed solid performance in the Premier League alone with 17 goals and 10 assists. Prior to suffering a left hamstring injury this season, he still had two goals and two assists, which enabled Tottenham to play as an ace in attack.
Rumors of Son Heung-min’s transfer to Barcelona are not realistic. Barcelona is a club struggling with financial difficulties. It is Europe’s best prestigious club and a club that divides Real Madrid and Spain’s La Liga, but it has no money. Son Heung-min can only be recruited without a transfer fee after his contract with Tottenham is over.
In fact, the contract between Son Heung-min and Tottenham ends in the summer of 2026. With nearly two years left, Barcelona does not need to make a direct move to recruit Son Heung-min already. The report from Spain is the result of a mixture of Barcelona’s interest and hopes that Son Heung-min and Tottenham’s renewal will go against each other.
