There was a local report in the UK that Son Heung-min (Tottenham) is unlikely to advance to the Saudi Arabian league, saying, “We have already started negotiations on a new contract with his club Tottenham.”
The Saudi league has been at the center of rumors of entering Saudi Arabia since last year, recruiting stars with capital.
British media ‘Football Insider’ reported on the 27th (Korean time), “Tottenham and Son Heung-min have already begun informal negotiations regarding contract renewal, and will soon begin formal negotiations.”
While the possibility of advancing to Saudi Arabia was mentioned in various media, sources were also reported that Tottenham would not accept any offers for captain Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min, who has worn the Tottenham uniform since 2015, signed a new contract in July 2021. His contract runs until June next year.
Since last year, the possibility of Son Heung-min entering the Saudi league began to be mentioned in the media.
The Saudi league has recruited world-class players such as Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) and Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) with enormous capital. It was natural that there was interest in Son Heung-min, the top scorer in the English Premier League (EPL).
‘Football Insider’ said, “Son Heung-min emerged as the leading scorer after Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) left the team. He also wore the captain’s armband. “He has 12 goals and 6 assists in 23 games this season,” he said, explaining that there is no reason for Tottenham to part ways with Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min responded to rumors of entering Saudi Arabia in the transfer market last summer, saying, “The Premier League is good, and there is still a lot of work left to do in the Premier League.” He added, “Money is not important to me now, pride in soccer, and He made his position clear, saying, “It is important to play in the league.”
Recently, some media outlets reported that Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad wanted to recruit Son Heung-min and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) at the same time.
Son Heung-min and Salah scored 23 goals each in the 2021-2022 season and became the EPL's joint top scorers. 일본야동