Tottenham extend contract of captain Son Heung-min

AFP , Tuesday 7 Jan 2025

Tottenham have exercised the option to extend captain Son Heung-min's contract until 2026.

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Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker #07 Son Heung-Min warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. AFP

 

The South Korean, 32, joined the Premier League club in 2015 from Bayer Leverkusen and has made 431 appearances, scoring 169 goals -- fourth on Tottenham's all-time list.

Son, named club captain in August 2023, shared the Premier League's Golden Boot with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in the 2021/22 season after scoring 23 goals.

He is also captain of South Korea, making 131 appearances to date and scoring 51 times.

In the current season he has scored seven goals in all competitions in a struggling Spurs side who are 12th in the Premier League table.

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