It’s time for another test. Tottenham’s ace leader is Son Heung-min, 32.
He will be playing his 10th Premier League (EPL) season.
The EPL kicks off.
Tottenham will open the first round of the 2024-2025 EPL season against promoted Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, on Tuesday at 4 a.m. ET.
Son Heung-min bounced back perfectly last season. He scored 17 league goals. He also completely changed the atmosphere in Tottenham’s locker room without Harry Kane.
He took the captaincy, led by example, and showed a new kind of leadership. As the local media said, “The traditional captain is a charismatic leader. However, Son Heung-min, instead of berating his teammates, led by example in everything he did, and naturally created an atmosphere that made his teammates follow suit. New leadership in a new era.
This is his 10th season at Tottenham. His stature on the pitch is something Spurs need to respect. He’s a Spurs legend, and he’ll be for a long time.
However, Spurs still don’t have an answer. He is out of contract until June 2025, that is, next summer. He has a one-year option to extend his contract, which is likely to be exercised.
In other words, here’s what Spurs are thinking. Despite their resurgence last season, they still don’t trust the 32-year-old. They want to see how he performs this season and then take control of his contract.
They don’t want to risk signing him to a long-term extension.
In the local media, the prevailing view was that Tottenham would offer Son a long-term contract, 토토사이트 effectively tying him to the club for life. However, this was too optimistic, as it ‘underestimated’ chairman Daniel Levy.
While Tottenham hesitated, a move to Saudi Arabia emerged. Spurs quickly put out the fire. ‘There will be no transfer of Son Heung-min,’ they nailed it. The club’s rhetoric is that Son is a legend, but their actions are not. Tottenham is still an unbelievable club.
That’s why Son is being tested this season. He’s already been ‘proven’, but Tottenham’s contract policy has put him through another ‘test’.
However, Heung-min hasn’t faltered. He’s still showing strong goalscoring form in preseason. Compared to last season, Tottenham have a more stable first and second line.
Last season, Son played as a center striker in addition to his usual left winger position. However, at the end of the season, opponents began to adapt to Son’s “nail system”.
This season, Tottenham bolstered their attack by bringing in Solanke. It”s a combination that could work well with Son. Son is ready to go.