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Tottenham Hotspur have triggered a one-year extension option in Son Heung-min’s contract, keeping the club captain in north London until June 2026.
Only four players in its 143-year history Spurs Has scored more goals than son who moved to N17 in 2015. After a sticky start to his Tottenham career, the South Korean star struck up a formidable relationship with Harry Kane – one of the few players with more Spurs goals than Son.
After Kane moved to Bayern Munich in 2023, Son was appointed club captain. The former Premier League The Golden Boot winner finished as leading scorer during Ange Postecoglou’s debut season in the English capital, but has struggled this term.
The son was also benched For Tottenham’s most recent Premier League clash, just for the final half hour 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday.
Three days later, the club confirmed that Son, who was set to become a free agent in the summer, would remain in north London. A statement from the club read: “We are pleased to announce that we have exercised the option to extend Heung-min Son’s contract, which will now run until the summer of 2026.
“After joining the club in August, 2015, 32-year-old Sonny has become a global star and a modern-day great for Tottenham Hotspur during his time with us.”
Barcelona had is attached With a move for Son as he approached free agency, despite suffering through a lackluster campaign.
Son spent most of last season as Tottenham’s central striker CanAbsence of and while Richarlison watched from the treatment room. However, the summer arrival of Dominic Solanke has forced the aging forward back to the left wing, moving him further away from goal – which has contributed to his tally of five goals from 17 league games so far.
with Tottenham are interested In a January move for the Paris Saint-Germain centre-forward, Son won’t be dropping back into the middle anytime soon.
