Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who even served as England’s representative, claimed that Son Heung-min is likely to renew his contract with the club for two to three years.
“Tottenham Hotspur News,” a British media outlet that mainly reports on Tottenham, reported on the 7th (Korea time) that “Robinson said he is likely to discuss a new contract with Son Heung-min after reports that Tottenham is trying to trigger a one-year extension contract.”
Earlier on the 4th, the leading British newspaper “Telegraph” said, “Tottenham and Son Heung-min, who renewed their contracts in 2021, will expire in the summer of 2025, seven months later. The club has the right to extend it by one year. Tottenham just needs to inform Son Heung-min that they have activated this option, and the media understands that they are fully willing to do so.”
“Son Heung-min is approaching his 10th year as he came to Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 for a transfer fee of 22 million pounds (about 42.1 billion won), and is considered one of the most successful transfer market performances for Tottenham in the modern era,” he added.
The contract period signed by Son Heung-min and Tottenham expires in June 2025, and the contract has a one-year extension option that Tottenham can trigger if they want.
If the option to extend the contract is applied, Son’s contract period will be extended until June 2026. In this case, Tottenham can avoid releasing Son as a free agent next summer.
However, after the news broke that Tottenham was preparing to activate the extension option, it became a hot topic when it was claimed that Son Heung-min had no intention of renewing his contract, and former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson drew attention by claiming that Son Heung-min would soon renew his contract.
Robinson from England was a goalkeeper who played for Tottenham for four years (2004-2008) and once shared a team with Korean soccer legend Lee Young-pyo. In the early and mid-2000s, he played 41 A matches while playing as a goalkeeper for the England national team.
According to the media, Robinson said, “It would not be surprising if Tottenham were negotiating to extend Son Heung-min’s contract further.”
“Last season, there was no good No. 9 striker for Tottenham, so Son Heung-min took over the role until Dominique Solanke came this summer,” he said. “Son Heung-min’s contract is only seven months away, but we have to accept to some extent that we don’t constantly talk about renewing our contracts.”
“I think it would be surprising if it could be extended for just one year. The fact that there is no news about anything, I think it is quiet because a one-year extension has already been given and it could be longer. I would not be surprised even if it is extended for two to three years,” Son said, looking positively at the possibility of renewing his contract.
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 165 goals and 87 assists in 418 matches for Tottenham. 메이저사이트
The media also praised Son’s status, saying, “He was an important player for all Tottenham coaches, especially under coach Anji Postecoglou, who led the team after Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) left Tottenham last summer.”
In fact, Postecoglou used Son Heung-min as the ninth striker after Harry Kane moved to Bayern Munich, and Son Heung-min met expectations by scoring 17 goals and 10 assists in the Premier League last season.
Regarding Son Heung-min, the media also said, “Son Heung-min, who is 32 years old, has 165 goals and 87 assists in nine years at Tottenham, and despite his age, he shows no signs of slowing down at the final third point,” adding, “He scored 17 goals and 10 assists in the Premier League last season, and he has already contributed six goals (three goals and three assists) in seven league games this season,” claiming that he is still a key player for Tottenham even though he turned 32.