Tottenham Hotspur have posted a funny message about missing out on Saido Berahino back in 2015, before signing Heung-min Son that summer.
Son’s arrival at Spurs ten years ago was met with some scepticism, with the forward being a relative unknown to Premier League fans at the time.
He arrived with a tidy record in the Bundesliga, but not even the most optimistic Tottenham fan, or perhaps even Son himself, would have expected at the time what the South Korean would go on to achieve.
Ten years on, the 33-year-old leaves the club as their record appearance maker in the Premier League, their fifth highest goalscorer in Tottenham’s history, and the player with the most assists ever for Spurs, a golden boot winner and a Europa League-winning captain.
Tottenham poke fun at missing out on Saido Berahino
However, it could all have been very different in an alternative universe, as Tottenham only turned their attention to Heung-min Son after missing out on Berahino.
During his time at West Brom, the English forward was rated as one of the best young players in the Premier League and Tottenham fans were dreaming of him linking up with his then England Under-21 teammate, Harry Kane, at White Hart Lane.
When Tottenham’s move for Berahino fell through, the supporters were very disappointed, and many were sceptical when the Lilywhites turned to Son. The rest, as they say, is history.
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Spurs have now decided to poke fun at the Berahino saga after Son left the club as one of Tottenham Hotspur’s biggest legends.
There is a big lesson in the Berahino-Son saga for Spurs fans
Berahino has failed to fulfil his potential and has had a disappointing career, with the 32-year-old currently playing his football at Tabor Sezana in Slovenia.
The different career trajectories of Berahino and Son is yet another example to Tottenham fans not to jump to conclusions on signings, as it is very hard to predict whether a player will succeed or fail.
When Spurs decided to sign Micky van de Ven over Edmond Tapsoba two years ago, there was similar discontent among the fan base, many of whom accused the club of going for the cheaper option.
However, it is fair to say that not many Spurs fans would swap the Dutchman for the Bayer Leverkusen star now.