Son Heung-min signed a four-year contract extension Friday
to keep him at the Premier League club through June 2025.
Harry Kane’s future is another question. He’s under contract
with the north London team until 2024 but has indicated he wants a change of scenery.
Not so for South Korea captain Son.
“It was already a big honor to play here for six years,” he
said in a team statement. “The club have showed me massive, massive respect and
obviously I’m very happy to be here.”
The 29-year-old Son has compiled 107 goals and 64 assists in
280 appearances in all competitions since joining Tottenham from Bayer
Leverkusen in August 2015.
“It’s like home, especially with the fans, the players, the
staff,” Son said. “There was no decision. It was easy. I’m so happy to be here
and will be so glad to see the fans again soon.”
No financial details were given.
Tottenham tweeted: “ He’s here to stay.”
“Everyone can see the real positive impact he has on the
club, both on and off the field, and we are delighted that he will play a part
in what we are trying to achieve in the coming years,” football managing
director Fabio Paratici said.
With Son’s future seemingly set, new manager Nuno Espirito
Santo can now turn his attention to Kane. Last week, Nuno affirmed that he
expects Kane to return.
After Tottenham’s seventh-place finish in the Premier League
left it out of the Champions League, Kane indicated he wants out. The England
and Tottenham captain was frustrated with the direction of the team and lack of
trophies.
Son told club media that he’s ready to shoulder the
responsibility of winning trophies.
“I want to win something with Tottenham,” he said. “This is
my aim and this is also the fans’ aim. This is a massive massive club — big
opportunity. I want to be part of this, I want to take a big responsibility of
this. That’s what I signed for.”
Kane and Son in 2020-21 set the single-season Premier League
record for combining on goals when Kane scored from Son’s cross on March 7
against Crystal Palace. It meant the pair had assisted one another for a 14th
goal, one better than Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton from the 1994-95 season
with Blackburn.
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