Tottenham have exercised the option to extend Heung-Min Son’s contract to keep him at the club for an additional 12 months until June 2026.
The South Korean forward and club captain’s deal was due to expire in June, meaning Tottenham were at risk of losing him on a free transfer at the end of a decade-long spell in north London since signing from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
Barcelona were one of a number of clubs rumored to be looking to sign him this summer, but the 32-year-old will now stay at Tottenham for at least another year.
Son has long become the best Asian player in Premier League history and is the third highest scorer of players still active in the competition, behind only Jamie Vardy and Mohamed Salah.
He has reached double figures in the top flight in each of the past eight seasons and shares the Golden Boot with Salah in 2022, but has found it difficult to find form this season, scoring just five goals so far and two in his last 11 appearances. Premier League matches.
Son scored 169 goals in 431 matches with Tottenham in all competitions.
A statement on Tottenham’s website 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.”
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2025-01-07 10:23:00
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