It is news that Tottenham Hotspur will seek a long-term contract renewal along with the invocation of Son Heung-min (32)’s option to extend his one-year contract.
“Tottenham will invoke the one-year extension option included in Son Heung-min’s contract,” Mike McGrath, a reporter for the British media “Telegraph,” reported on the 4th (local time).
Various speculations over Son Heung-min’s future, including recent rumors of a transfer to Barcelona, have finally come to an end. Son Heung-min, who signed a contract renewal in 2021, has already entered the final year of his contract, and if Tottenham did not take advantage of the option to extend his contract, it would be possible to negotiate a transfer with other teams based on Boseman’s rules in January next year.
Tottenham, which showed a rather lackluster attitude toward renewing its contract due to concerns over Son’s aging curve approaching mid-30s, chose to accompany Son for one more year. Criticism mounted against the move, saying that legendary treatment is not being given properly. However, reports suggested that Tottenham will offer Son a three-year contract renewal after the option is invoked. The option is to have stable negotiations.
The Spurs Web, a British media outlet familiar with Tottenham’s news, said on Sunday that Son is highly likely to renew his three-year contract (as well as triggering an option). If Son signs a three-year contract, his contract will expire in June 2029. It is safe to say that he will effectively end his career at Tottenham at the age of 37.
Son left Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2015 and settled in Tottenham. Although he failed to win a medal, he scored 165 goals and 87 assists in 417 matches, and earned the nickname “Mr. Tottenham” as he inherited the captain’s armband following Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles).
The prevailing view is that it is stingy to treat legend as it is led by Daniel Levy, who is well-known as a merchant, but Son Heung-min wants to lift the trophy with Tottenham.
“I just want to focus on this season. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I have given 10 years to my team and I will continue to do so,” Son said in an interview early this season. “I hope everyone will enjoy this victory.” 스포츠토토
