Son Heung-min Don Comot Tottenham: Wetin Next for Him?
Heung-min Son, di South Korean superstar wey don shine like better star for Tottenham Hotspur, don announce say e go leave di club dis summer.
Dis news hit fans like thunderbolt, as Son, wey be di team captain, don spend 10 years for North London, creating memories wey go forever dey fans’ hearts.
Di 33-year-old forward, wey join Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, don become one of di club’s greatest legends, scoring 173 goals in 454 matches. But now, e don talk say e need new challenge, and e ready to move on. So, wetin dey next for Son?
Heung-min Son’s time with Tottenham na one of di best stories for Premier League history. E come as young boy wey no too sabi English, just 23 years old, but e grow to become one of di most dangerous attackers for Europe.
From dat 2015/16 season when e start to dey shine, to di 2019 Champions League final, and finally lifting di Europa League trophy in 2025—di first trophy for Spurs in 17 years—Son don do am all.
E be di third player to ever lift European trophy as Spurs captain, and dat alone don cement im name as legend. But dis season, things no too click. The Korean star score only 11 goals in all competitions, im lowest since e join di club, and injuries don dey disturb am. With only one year left on im contract, di talk of comot don dey loud.
So, why Son dey leave? E talk for press conference in Seoul, alongside new manager Thomas Frank, say after 10 years, e need “new environment” to push imself. “I don achieve everything I fit for Tottenham,” e yarn, thanking di fans for di love dem show am.
E say e come as boy but e dey leave as man, proud of wetin e don do. Di truth be say Son, wey just turn 33, know say im body no fit carry di same load again. E don play over 750 matches for club and country since 2010, averaging 50 games per season. Dat kind workload go dey tell on anybody, and e don show with di injuries wey don increase in recent years.
Now, where Heung-min Son fit go? Di biggest talk na about Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in di MLS, wey don dey make serious moves to sign am.
Reports say dem don send initial proposal, and dem ready to pay around £15-20 million to bring Son to America. LAFC want make am di new star of their project, following in di footsteps of big names like Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry. Di MLS move make sense—di league no too stressful like Premier League, and Heung-min Son fit enjoy im football while still being superstar. Plus, Los Angeles get big Korean community, and di flight back to South Korea for international duties no go too far.
But e no be only MLS dey eye Son. Saudi Pro League clubs don dey circle am for years, and dem fit come with mega-money offer. Back in 2023, Al-Ittihad bin offer am £575,000 per week to join dem, and now, di interest don come back.
Saudi clubs get di cash to tempt am, but Heung-min Son don show before say e no too dey chase money. E fit prefer di MLS for lifestyle and football reasons, or maybe e go consider return to Europe, maybe somewhere like Bayern Munich, where e fit play im natural game.
For Tottenham, losing Son go be big blow, but dem dey try prepare. Di club don sign players like Mohammed Kudus and Mathys Tel, and dem dey look for more attackers like Timothy Weah.
Thomas Frank, di new gaffer, dey plan to rebuild di squad for Champions League football, and selling Son fit bring funds to do dat. But fans no go ever forget Heung-min Son—some even dey talk say dem suppose build statue for am outside di stadium.
Wetin next for Heung-min Son? Whether na MLS, Saudi, or another surprise move, di man deserve to choose im path. E don give everything to Spurs, and e dey leave as champion. Wherever e go, Son go carry im smile, im work rate, and im deadly left foot. Spurs fans go dey wish am well, but di tears go flow when e finally wave goodbye.