Tottenham Hotspur club captain and Europa League champion (did you know?) Son Heung-Min is a target for a few clubs in the Saudi Premier League, according to the Telegraph.
And look — that’s about all the interesting info in that article, which has the headline, in super large print, of “SON HEUNG-MIN SET TO LEAVE TOTTENHAM.” Did you read that and panic? I know I did. The article uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh doesn’t really say that.
Read through the article (which is paywalled) and you’ll see a whole lot of speculation on Son’s future at the club as he enters into the last year of his Tottenham contract and after he delivered the first Spurs trophy in 17 years. Tottenham need to generate funds! There’s a chance they can get a fee for him this summer! Saudi clubs are interested in him! He would leave as the arguably the most important Spurs signing in the modern era!
But here’s the thing — out of all of that, the only really interesting thing there is the interest from Saudi clubs. Even that isn’t new — Saudi clubs were reportedly in for Son the past two years, and both the club and Son essentially told them, rightfully, to piss off. We have no evidence that Son would want to leave. We have no evidence that Spurs are keen to sell him. This article is, almost entirely, a big ol’ nothingburger.
Now look — Tottenham are going to need to do something about Sonny eventually. If Son were ready for a new challenge somewhere else, he’s certainly earned the right to ask the club to find him a new club. It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if, at the conclusion of his contract, he would decide to leave, maybe to MLS, or back home to South Korea, to see out the twilight years of his career. It also wouldn’t surprise me if he stays on and retires at Tottenham. That’s his choice, and the club should pretty much let him do whatever he wants.
So could Spurs potentially sell Sonny this summer? Well, yeah, I guess they could. But despite the headline and the Telegraph broaching the possibility here, there sure isn’t much actual evidence (yet) that they will. Everyone chill out for now.