Heung-min Son has said an emotional goodbye to everyone associated with Tottenham Hotspur, and he left with a very inspiring parting message.
Given the nature of modern football, loyalty to a single club has become a very rare trait, with one hardly seeing players stick around for more than a few years.
Heung-min Son was cut from a different cloth. The forward clearly loves Tottenham Hotspur just as much as the supporters do, and stuck with the club through thick and thin.
He got his just reward when he proudly hoisted the Europa League trophy in Bilbao in his final competitive game in charge of Spurs, and Son delivered an emotional goodbye, being moved to tears.
Heung-min Son wants Tottenham to win it all this season
One rarely sees supporters react so powerfully to a player leaving as the Tottenham fans have reacted to Son’s exit, which shows just what he meant to everyone associated with the Lilywhites.
There is no doubt that the 33-year-old will go down as one of the biggest legends in the club’s modern history, and he will forever be associated with the club.
As a parting message, Son admitted that he wants to see the Lilywhites win it all under Thomas Frank during the upcoming season.
The forward told Spurs Play: “I hope they win all the five competitions [including the FA Cup and Carabao Cup]. That’s my wish, and that’s my hope.”
This is what Harry Kane missed out on
No matter how many trophies Harry Kane wins at Bayern, he will never get a goodbye as emotional or be revered as much by any fan base as Son is by Tottenham fans.
The Europa League trophy that Son lifted with Tottenham means a lot more than any number of Bundesliga titles that Kane will go on to lift at the Allianz Arena.
While the social media landscape these days has made the discourse all about collecting trophies, the tributes pouring in for Son prove that among real fans, loyalty still gets the ultimate respect.
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