Tottenham Hotspur’s captain Son Heung-min could be seen earlier than a Pre-Season Pleasant in opposition to Studying at Choose Automotive Leasing Stadium, Studying, Britain on July 19, 2025. — Reuters
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min will deliver his 10-year spell with the Premier League membership to an finish this summer season, the 33-year-old South Korean mentioned on Saturday.
Son, who’s beneath contract till 2026, led Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years with their win over Manchester United within the Europa League closing in Could, having joined the North London membership from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
Whereas Son didn’t disclose his subsequent vacation spot, British media have linked him with a transfer to Main League Soccer membership Los Angeles FC.
“I have decided to leave the team this summer,” Son mentioned at a press convention forward of Spurs’ pre-season pleasant in opposition to Newcastle United in Seoul on Sunday.
“I think it was one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made in my football career. Playing football and being with one team for 10 years is something I am very proud of, but I think I gave my all to the team every single day.
“I did my finest on the sector and off the sector, and by successful the Europa League, I believed I would achieved all the pieces I may and achieved.”
Son has made 454 appearances for Spurs and scored 173 goals. He won the Premier League Golden Boot in the 2021-22 season.
“It was the place the place I grew lots as a soccer participant and an individual, so I’ve a really grateful coronary heart.”
Manager Thomas Frank said Son was “actually Spurs legend in each side”.
“I like that the membership has been open to it as a result of it’s by no means, by no means straightforward to search out that good timing … I feel it’s in all probability the proper timing going out on a excessive,” he added.
