‘A true Spurs legend’ – Son to leave Tottenham after 10 years

Son Heung-min, the current Tottenham captain, announced that he would leave this summer after ten years.

The South Korean international signed for Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, and he has made 174 goals in 454 games.

When Tottenham won the first trophy in 17 years against Manchester United in the Europa League final in May, he was the captain.

The 33-year-old is currently negotiating with Los Angeles FC in advanced negotiations with the league’s top soccer team. He is contracted with Spurs until 2026.

Son, who is also the new manager, described the decision as “the most difficult decision I have made in my career.”

A young boy who even didn’t speak English came to London as a young boy when I was a child.

Son is expected to start and lead the Tottenham team against Newcastle in a friendly on Sunday, which could mean his final appearance for the club could be in his home country. As part of their pre-season preparations, Tottenham are in Seoul.

Son was described as “one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League” by Frank, who took over as head coach in June as Ange Postecoglou.

What a place to play it in front of his home fans, Frank said, “If that is Sonny’s last game?”

The conclusion “could be lovely.”

Son claimed that it felt like I had accomplished everything in order to win a title with Spurs in Europe.

In September 2015, he made his Tottenham debut, making 333 Premier League starts.

Along with former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who ranks 16th in the league’s all-time scorers list, ahead of Dwight Yorke, Steven Gerrard, and Ian Wright, he scored 127 goals.

Son and Harry Kane, both of whom are currently at Bayern Munich, have a memorable attacking partnership and are the Premier League’s most successful goalscorers.

Son scored 24 goals in the pair’s 47 combined goals, compared to Kane’s 23. In a prolific two-season period – 2020-21 and 2021-22 – they linked up 21 times for goals.

Son became the first Asian player to achieve the Premier League golden boot, joining Mohamed Salah and Mohamed Salah for 23 goals in the 2021-2020 campaign. A year later, Son became the first player from Asia to reach 100 Premier League goals.

He took over as club captain from Hugo Lloris in August 2023 and made an appearance in the Champions League final against Liverpool in the 2-0 victory.

To push myself, I need a new environment. I need a little bit of change, Son continued. Ten years is a long time.

I had these conversations with myself over and over again as I debated whether I wanted to play football in a different setting.

Son also contributed 101 assists overall and has a record for Tottenham’s 71 Premier League assists.