Heung-min Son has revealed that he has decided to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
The 33-year-old was speaking at a press conference in his native South Korea ahead of the pre-season friendly against Newcastle United.
Tottenham decided back in January to trigger a one-year option on Heung-min Son’s existing contract and extend his deal through to 2026 rather than discuss fresh terms.
Son has been holding transfer talks with Los Angeles FC over a move to the Major League Soccer side where he could reunite with former Spurs team-mate Hugo Lloris.
Heung-min Son has requested to leave Tottenham
Son told Football.London: “I just want to share information that I have decided to leave this club this summer. Respectfully the club is helping me with this decision.
Having lifted the Europa League trophy with Tottenham in May following a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao, Son claimed that he now needs a new challenge.
He added: “It was the most difficult decision I have made in my career. The main reason is I have achieved everything I can at Tottenham. I need a new environment for a fresh challenge.
“I came to north London as a kid. A boy came to London who couldn’t speak English. I leave this club as a man. Thanks to all the Spurs fans who have given me so much love.”
Son is a true Tottenham legend
After so many near moments when it came to winning trophies, many players decided to leave Tottenham in seek of silverware, but Son remained loyal to Tottenham and finally got his moment when he lifted the trophy high over his head in Spain.
Son has scored 173 goals from 454 appearances for Tottenham after joining the club for £22million from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
Thomas Frank is expected to hand Cristian Romero the Tottenham captaincy following Son’s decision to leave the club.
Tottenham begin their new Premier League campaign at home to Burnley on August 16th, three days after the UEFA Super Cup final against PSG.
| Heung-min Son (Premier League 2024-25) | |
|---|---|
| Appearances: | 30 |
| Goals: | 7 |
| Assists: | 9 |
| Big chances created: | 16 |
| Successful dribbles: | 1.0 (41%) |
| Total duels won: | 2.7 (41%) |
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