[인터풋볼] Reporter Shin Dong-hoon = There was a report that Son Heung-min (28) and Tottenham Hotspur’s renewal of the contract, which has been continuously talked about, could be announced this summer.
Son Heung-min is a star player representing Tottenham. Son Heung-min left Leverkusen in 2015 and entered Tottenham with a transfer fee of 30 million euros (about 40 billion won). In the beginning, he had difficulty adapting, but gradually he adapted to full bloom. Son Heung-min is playing an active part in the core of the core with 102 goals and 57 assists in 261 matches.
The performance this season is particularly surprising. Son Heung-min played 22 games in the English Premier League (EPL) this season and scored 13 goals. This is a tie for second place scoring after Mohamed Salah (Liverpool). No penalty goals out of 13 goals. It also showed an amazing score conversion rate, which made 13 goals out of 26 valid shots.
The proportion in Tottenham is also very high. The attacking points scored by Son Heung-min (13 goals and 6 assists) accounted for 61.1% of the total score of the Tottenham team. It is a subordinate to Harry Kane. As Son Heung-min continued to play, his value increased as the days passed. Based on the football statistics media’Transfermark’, Son Heung-min’s transfer market value is 90 million euros (about 120.7 billion won).
Son Heung-min has a contract with Tottenham until 2023. When it was connected with several big clubs such as Real Madrid, Tottenham had a contract with Son Heung-min left, but he hurried to renew the contract. News of the imminent renewal of the contract came out last year, but there was no actual announcement. British local media speculated that Tottenham was suffering from financial problems due to the prolonged Corona 19.
Director Jose Mourinho said at a press conference after the end of EPL Round 22 on the 7th (Korean time) of West Bromwich Albion (WBA), “Son Heung-min’s renewal of the contract does not matter. I believe it is right to wait for the time now. I don’t think it is the right time to discuss the contract with many people suffering from Corona 19. I believe that if good news comes back to the world, Son Heung-min and the club will be able to draw conclusions easily.”
Global media’Eurosports’ made a different argument. The media said, “Tottenham knows how important Son Heung-min is. Mourinho believes that the right moment is coming, but there is a possibility that Son Heung-min will be taken away by other teams. According to a close source, it is known that Son Heung-min and Tottenham’s renewal negotiations are progressing very well. However, he said it is clear that he will postpone the announcement until the end of this season.”
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