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Son Heung-min was already arguably the most beloved figure in Tottenham Hotspur history, and the South Korean superstar sealed his legendary status by captaining the side that won the Europa League title in 2025 against Manchester United for the first time in 41 years

Although Son is 32 years old and entering the final downslope of his illustrious career, the forward still has something to offer to Spurs, as evidenced by the Europa League title in his hands. Son, even in his worst season, still tied with James Maddison for the team lead with 16 goal contributions in the 2024/25 Premier League season.

Even so, there's been a worrying amount of transfer innuendo that Daniel Levy could sell the Spurs legend for spare parts to the Saudi Pro League this summer, cashing in on the veteran winger before the upcoming Champions League return.

Now, Tottenham's decision to cast Ange Postecoglou aisde has only increased the speculation that Son could be headed for the exit door. too. According to a report from The Telegraph's Matt Law, some of Son's teammates and Tottenham staff are under the impression than Son could leave the club this year.

The ball should be in Son Heung-min's court, not Daniel Levy's

There are many fans who, even before Big Ange's dismissal, felt that a new coach could make it more likely that Son is sold by Levy. Now, a report from one of the top beat writers in the country stating that Son could leave based on internal information casts a worrying shadow over the future of this club icon at N17.

Ideally, Tottenham would pocket the chump change from Saudi Arabia and keep Son until he retires, making a statement that this club still has some semblance of values and isn't just all about lining Levy and ENIC's pockets with every single spare coin they can find under vending machines and between cushions.

Unfortunately, given, as Antonio Conte or Giorgio Chiellini would say, the history of this club, it's hard to give them the benefit of the doubt. Son could potentially feel more jaded after the Postecoglou firing, like many of his teammates, and a bit demoralized, seeing the Europa League title win with Big Ange as a way to leave the club with his head held high and on top.

Whatever Son wants to do will be supported 100 percent by the fans. As harsh as some of the commentary on his declining play at the end of the season was, it came from a place of honesty and tough love. Spurs fans will always love Son and never think ill of him, whereas with Levy, the exact opposite can be said.

Tottenham Hotspur supporters have long held good reasons for strongly disliking chairman Daniel Levy, who has cast a rather odious figure above it all at one of the Premier League's proudest clubs. And only he can ruin the afterglow of a Europa League title triumph in North London, unceremoniously dumping the architect of the victory, manager Ange Postecoglou, after unnecessarily leaving him in the dark for weeks - including a family holiday.

Levy's way of running things at Tottenham has worn many thin. Even fans of clubs other than Tottenham would like to see the backside of Levy, because what he's done at the club is a disgrace to the entire sport.

There are surely so many negative feelings towards Levy and the club right now in the dressing room after firing such a popular coach, but the way Levy runs things is similarly affecting players who are in just much limbo as Postecoglou was.

Take for example, veteran defender Ben Davies. Although it makes sense for Tottenham to part ways with him this offseason as a free agent, they should do so with at least some modicum of respect, given his professionalism and all he has given to the club.

Ange Postecoglou isn't the only one Tottenham are disrespecting

Yet Davies remains completely in the dark on his future, and it's already June. His public comments make it clear that Levy and the club are at fault, and that the level of professionalism from the club itself has fallen to frustratingly low standards.

Here's what Davies said, via Wales Online's Alex Ridout, “I don’t think there is anything to update to be honest. I don’t think I am going to be the person who is making any of those decisions, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s full focus here [with Wales] this week.”

Obviously, at this point, Davies isn't going to be back with Tottenham next season. Pretty much every supporter predicted that despite the 50/50 transfer rumors, at least initially. Davies himself is resigned to the fact that he's going. But if he is indeed gone and his chapter has closed, why is it taking this long? And why haven't the club shown the decency of telling Davies what's up?

Levy seems to think that there's no need to tell human beings where they stand, to keep them in limbo, and to disrespect figures who have given their all to Tottenham Hotspur and are beloved by the fans and their colleagues.

It's as if things are getting worse with the chairman as time goes on, rather than him listening to the very obvious criticisms that have been made of him and his club by their own fans over the years. Davies's situation may not make national headlines like the sacking of Big Ange, but it's still another symptom of the larger disease that continues to proliferate through the walls of N17.

Tottenham Hotspur pulled the trigger and made the controversial decision to fire Ange Postecoglou on Friday night, hanging the historic Europa League-winning coach out to dry for weeks before finally deciding to give him the boot.

The decision was not met well by Spurs fans, who continued to direct their ire at chairman Daniel Levy, already the subject of a movement from many supporters to get him out of the club. Tottenham fans want to know why the club made the move that it did and what more Postecoglou could have done besides win the Europa League, which is seen as the ultimate prize.

There's a belief among fans that Levy would prefer to finish higher in the Premier League than win titles, whereas the objective of any player, coach, fan, or anyone who sees football as a sport and not as a money laundering vehicle is to win silverware.

But Postecoglou did finish a lowly 17th in the Premier League, which is the worst finish in club history. A lot of that was down to his tactics and errors that put Spurs behind the curve against competitive teams in their own league, whereas they admittedly had a relatively lighter load to winning the Europa Legaue - not that it was easy or any less of an achievement, by any means.

Ange Postecoglou had a fatal flaw as a coach

It's just that when predicting future results, perhaps emotions can cloud better judgment. Firing Postecoglou, especially in the way that it went down, may have been wrong, but Big Ange wasn't without his issues and there are valid reasons for wanting a switch.

What's especially interesting is hearing those reasons articulated by a rival manager. In an article published by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke in the immediate aftermath of Postecoglou's dismissal, a rival manager was quoted with some rather scatching remarks about the manager's tactics at Spurs:

“You can see what their ideas are very clearly. They play with a lot of players in their front line, they’re good at the high press, where they score a lot of goals. But when their full-backs are both up, leaving big spaces down the sides, you can kill them.”

All of this is very true, and even a Tottenham fan who fully backed Postecoglou to stay for another year has to 100 percent agree with this. While Postecoglou's attacking style and ideas were great on paper and easy to get behind, they could be disastrous.

Postecoglou led Spurs to a fifth-placed finish in his first season as part of a positive turnaround to get them back into Europe, even without Harry Kane, but his tactics were figured out and exposed badly by Premier League managers in year two - hence the ghastly finish in 17th.

His press was neutralized, his midfield carved wide open, and his defense left floundering to stop a barrage of attacks in matches that could get very ugly with the sheer number of goals allowed. Postecoglou was never going to change his fundamental ideas, and Tottenham, maybe like this rival manager, likely felt that they could no longer feel safe proceeding with his idea of football in the Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur have made some of the worst decisions of any club in European football over the years under the stewardship of chairman Daniel Levy, with many Premier League fans viewing Spurs as the most mismanaged club in the country, especially in comparison to their stature and support in both the United Kingdom and United States.

On Friday night, Spurs reached another low in their perception among their own fans and those around the Premier League, firing manager Ange Postecoglou weeks after he brought them their first Europa League title in 41 years.

It's unclear what Tottenham are looking for in terms of a replacement, but the main candidate - and the only clear potential upgrade on the beloved Postecoglou - is Brentford's perennial underdog tactician Thomas Frank.

At this point, if Frank doesn't get the Tottenham job, it would be an upset. However, a new name has emerged on the radar as a possible Postecoglou replacement, and this one manager could be the biggest splash possible.

Tottenham need to commit to a rebuild

According to a report from BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel, Tottenham are considering former manager Mauricio Pochettino, who once had Spurs on the doorstep of fairytale Premier League and Champions League title wins, as a potential managerial option.

Pochettino joins a list almost exclusively populated by current mid-table Premier League managers like Frank, Fulham's Marco Silva, and Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola. From the beginning, these three have been considered the favorites to take over for Postecoglou - and in that exact order.

Although Pochettino hurt his stock in world football with poor results at PSG and Chelsea, he didn't totally embarrass himself at either club, but rather confirmed the fact that Tottenham was by far the best fit for him. Pochettino has never been as successful without Spurs, and Spurs, outside of this incredible Europa League run, haven't been thriving either, particularly not in a broad spectrum view as an organization.

Pochettino, at the time of his dismissal in 2019, was begging Tottenham to see the writing on the wall and commit to a full-scale rebuild in his vision. He was 100 percent right about what Tottenham needed, but, like always, Daniel Levy thought with his own ego first and axed Poch for proposing an astute vision that ran counter to his own wishes.

And now, even if he isn't a leading candidate, Tottenham are back being linked to Pochettino by one of the biggest outlets in the country. Pochettino is a legitimate candidate to take over, and while chances are it won't happen, it would be a funny visual to see Levy coaxing a reptilian smile on his own face after crawling through gritted teeth to get Poch back and start over from where they should have left off more than five years ago. Football is a funny little game.

Tottenham waited and waited, but, finally, just when everyone thought he'd be staying, Daniel Levy and the club made the decision to part ways with manager Ange Postecoglou after he brought them their first Europa League title in 41 years and first real trophy of any kind in 17 years.

Although Postecoglou had his tactical issues and often grated the ears of supporters with his "Mate"-filled press conferences, the fondness of the Europa League title and the profound meaning behind that success was enough to get most of the fanbase behind the charismatic Australian.

Postecoglou had the dressing room singing his praises and backing him to the fullest in public, and yet after making him mull over all the uncertainty while on holiday with his family, Levy twisted the knife and forced Postecoglou to walk with his head down out of the building.

Maybe it was the 17th-placed finish in a meaningless Premier League season that did him in, but the whole way the situation was handled was the cruelest part of it all. Firing Postecoglou was one thing, but doing so after getting everyone's hopes up and leaving them in the dark for weeks while the best transfer targets on the market, like Rayan Cherki, and the best managers available, such as Simone Inzaghi, cleared the board is a misstep too stomach-turning to simply forgive.

Daniel Levy is the architect of Tottenham's woe

It's merely the latest callous misstep in a series of them from Levy, as Postecoglou is the fourth manager in a row whom the Tottenham chairman fired under dubious circumstances and in, arguably, poor taste. Postecoglou may be the least established name of the four, but with a Europa League title under his belt, he was, without a shadow of a doubt, the most successful.

First it was Mauricio Pochettino, who had Tottenham closer to Premier League and Champions League titles than anybody else. He was fired for wanting a full-scale rebuild of the team, which he was absolutely right about, and now all these years later, Spurs are still trying to fully follow the sagely advice Poch gave them.

Then it was Jose Mourinho, the most accomplished manager in modern history. The man who built Chelsea into a dynasty, won a treble in Serie A, brought the Champions League to Porto, and stood toe-to-toe with the greatest (Barcelona) team of all-time was dismissed days before he could bring the League Cup back to Tottenham.

After that, Tottenham had Antonio Conte, who, by the way, just brought the Scudetto back to Napoli in a wild title race against Champions League finalists Inter Milan just one season after the Partenopei didn't even qualify for European football. Conte verbally undressed Levy in public after Levy did everything to undermine him behind closed doors and sabotage his success with his miserly transfer policy, and Conte was fired for telling nothing but the truth far too soon before he and Fabio Paratici could truly rebuild Spurs.

And now it's Postecoglou canned for winning a Europa League title with the most stingy-spending big club in European football. Yes, he finished 17th, but this was also one season after he turned Tottenham around to finish 5th, and as ridiculous as it may be to hear him say that he would have qualified for the Champions League this season with a 5th-placed finishf rom last season, it isn't entirely false.

After winning the Europa League, Postecoglou, like his predecessors, deserved better. He deserved better than to have been strung along for weeks, made to stew in rumors on holiday, and then promptly dismissed for a manager who may not even be an upgrade on him. For shame, Mr. Levy.

It took Daniel Levy long enough, but after waiting unnecessarily for weeks and watching as other Premier League sides jumped ahead of them for top transfer targets, Tottenham Hotspur have finally decided to sack Ange Postecoglou despite the Austrlian coach leading Spurs to their first Europa League title triumph in 41 years (and first major trophy in 17 since the League Cup).

Although Postecoglou could only muster a 17th-placed finish in the Premier League and had serious tactical flaws that were exposed in the 2024/25 season, he also had the backing of the dressing room and had to deal with a midfield that was behind the top teams in the league in terms of quality.

Postecoglou will be missed, but now that there is finally real clarity on the manager situation at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs now have to pivot to finding a replacement. Many of the biggest names on the managerial market, such as Gian Piero Gasperini and Simone Inzaghi, have already found new homes in the game of musical chairs, leaving few options available.

But as was initially expected, Tottenham's ripest options are those in the mid-table of the Premier League at clubs that outperformed Tottenham, and Sky Sports News's Florian Plettenberg reports that of the list of candidates to replace Big Ange, Brentford manager Thomas Frank is in the lead.

There's only one realistic potential upgrade on Ange Postecoglou

At this point, with how often Frank has been linked to the Spurs job, it would be a surprise if the Brentford "Moneyball" manager didn't replace Big Ange. And out of all the manager options available, Frank is definitely the least of the evils and perhaps one of the few who look like convincing upgrades on Postecoglou.

Frank is much stronger than Postecoglou tactically, and he also has that charm and ability to get players to buy-in. Brentford have produced some of the biggest attacking breakout stars in the Premier League over the last couple of years, including striker Ivan Toney and, most impressively, 20-goal and 7-assist winger Bryan Mbeumo last season.

Given Frank's ties to Mbeumo, hiring the manager from Brentford could help Tottenham make a last-second swoop to sign the transformative, 25-year-old goal-scoring inverted winger over current clear favorites Manchester United.

Expect transfer rumors linking Tottenham to Frank to accelerate. Even though the information from Sky Sports is fresh, Frank has pretty much always been the favorite to replace Postecoglou, even during the weeks when it wasn't for certain if the coach would be fired. If anything, Frank's stock only increased during that time period as dream options like Gasperini and Inzaghi fell off the table.

Tottenham star center back Cristian Romero has been one of the most frequently discussed big names on the summer transfer market, because about a month ago, he publicly stated his interest in joining LaLiga and was met with significant interest from powerhouse Atletico Madrid and even some links to 2023/24 Champions League winners Real Madrid.

All the transfer speculation has largely died down, as Romero has become pretty close to indispensible to Tottenham. He played a huge role in Spurs winning the Europa League, bouncing back from some uneven displays in the Premier League against teams like Wolves to dominate the competition in must-win knockout games, including the 1-0 clean sheet over Manchester United in the final in Spain.

After being named the official Europa League Player of the Tournament, the accolades continue to rain in for the 26-year-old Argentinian international. According to top TyC Sports reporter Gaston Edul, the Argentina national team have given Romero a huge honor, naming him the country's third captain behind the living deity himself, Lionel Messi, and 37-year-old defensive fixture Nicolas Otamendi.

Cristian Romero's stock has never been higher

Again, it's a massive honor that cannot be understated, and it shows just how much "Cuti" is recognized around the world and in his own country for his achievements and leadership. That same leadership was called into question with an ill-advised interview, but Romero more than made up for it with his actions on the pitch for Tottenham.

A two-time Copa America, World Cup, and now Europa League winner, Romero is both a vice captain for Argentina and Tottenham. His stock is at an all-time high, and if Tottenham don't get a transfer offer that is outrageous - like 70 million pound outrageous - there is no need to even consider sitting at the negotiating table or even pretending to listen to any offers for Romero.

The 26-year-old center back's value to Tottenham is even higher than it is to the others, because they need international-caliber stars and leaders like Romero to guide the way in the Champions League next season and beyond as Spurs, hopefully, aim to truly compete with the other big clubs in England.

Romero is less likely to be sold by Tottenham and more valuable on a global scale with each passing honor like this one. If Postecoglou's stock rose as a result of Spurs Europa League triumph, then Romero's has done so by double that amount.

The season has come to a close, and that means it's time to let transfer rumors begin. Spurs are coming off their most polarizing season in a while, finishing just above the relegation line in the league table but saving the season by winning a major European trophy and the club's first trophy since 2008.

Now the question becomes how Tottenham can use the pull of Champions League football and the money that comes with it to challenge on multiple fronts next season.

Last summer, one of their most significant signings was Dominic Solanke for £65 million. While Solanke made a substantial impact in his first season in Lilywhite, injuries hindered his momentum, resulting in only nine goals and three assists in 27 Premier League appearances.

It should be a priority for Spurs to sign good competition at the striker position to help compete in multiple competitions, push Solanke, and provide crucial depth in case of another injury crisis.

Here are five names Spurs should consider signing if they genuinely want to compete next season.

Jonathan David

Jonathan David is arguably the most highly sought-after free agent, but if Spurs can convince him, he might be the exact striker they need.

David scored 16 and provided five assists last season in the French League in 32 matches played. However, when you look beyond the goals and assists, David looks even better for Ange Postecoglou's system, also known as Ange-ball.

David had a pass completion percentage of 82.6, ranking him in the 98th percentile among strikers, and played 2.20 progressive passes per 90 minutes. The ability to keep the ball moving quickly is crucial in a Postecoglou attack.

Along with his progressive and accurate passing, he also had 2.53 shot-creating actions per 90 minutes, which indicates an offensive action that directly leads to a shot. A spot where Solanke particularly struggled last season, only creating 1.64.

The addition of David could be precisely what Postecoglou needs to bring back his high-flying Ange ball that captured the hearts of Spurs fans last season.

Victor Osimhen

If Postecoglou is looking for a proven and pure goal scorer this summer, Osimhen might be the perfect option.

The 26-year-old delivered 26 goals and five assists in Galatassary's title-winning season.

He always had an eye for goal this season, ranking in the 99th percentile in total shots and touches in the box. And while his passing stats might not be as influential as David's, he ranked in the 96th percentile in shot-creating action last season, providing 3.79 per 90 minutes.

With the right supporting cast around him, Osimhen could shine in Postecoglou's system and deliver timely goals for Spurs.

Hamza Igamane

If Spurs want a young striker to come in and compete, they should look at Hamza Igamane from Rangers.

Igamane is just 22 years old, and in his first season at the Ibrox, he showed incredible potential. In 23 starts, he scored 12 goals and provided one assist, all from open play.

While his passing was the sharpest, it was progressive. He provided 3.51 progressive passes per 90 minutes and drove the ball forward with his feet, averaging 1.95 progressive carries. It was tough to get the ball from him, with an average of 3.31 successful take-ons per 90 minutes.

Igamane might not be the biggest name or the most polished product, but he has shown the potential to play at a high level, with his ability to score a wonder goal and fluidity in attack.

Viktor Gyokeres

A dream signing for Spurs, Gyokeres could take them to the next level.

The 27-year-old scored an incredible 39 goals and seven assists for Sporting CP, winning back-to-back titles, but don't worry, it even gets better the deeper you dive.

Not only was Gyokeres prolific, but he was also a driving force in his team's attack.

He had 4.94 shot-creating actions, 2.18 progressive passes, and 4.27 progressive carries per 90 minutes. On top of that, he averaged 1.48 goals and assists per 90, for a team that struggled to score goals consistently like Spurs last season, it could be just what the doctor ordered.

Gyokeres is also an imposing striker who shouldn't have trouble adapting to the physicality of the Premier League.

He won't be cheap or easy to convince, as he has a lot of clubs interested in him, even others in North London. However, if Postecoglou and Dejan Kulusevski, his fellow countryman, can convince him of the project building at White Hart Lane, this would be the player for Levy to spend the newfound Championship League riches.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Admittedly, this one isn't nearly as exciting as the others, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be a nice signing for Spurs this summer.

He is homegrown, understands the League, and has had success within it at times. However, it has been bumpy at best since 2020. However, injuries have plagued his time at Everton.

He should be a cheap option and could provide a different tool for Postecoglou to work with.

Despite his struggles, there is still one area in which Calvert-Lewin has excelled in the air. The 6-foot 3-inch striker won 4.72 aerials last season, ranking him in the 92nd percentile.

It's no secret that Spurs struggled to defend corners last season. Calvert-Lewin could help with that, coming on late and winning an all-important header.

He wouldn't be signed to be an every-week starter, but he could provide much-needed experience on the bench, along with the proven ability to play in the League if called upon. Similar to the impact Fernando Llorente had under Mauricio Pochettino.

A busy summer ahead for Spurs

After qualifying for the Champions League, a lot of doors opened for Spurs this summer. Following a disappointing campaign in the League, this will be an important summer.

Tottenham fans still have no clarity on who their next manager is going to be next season, as Daniel Levy has remained frustratingly tight-lipped on the subject of Ange Postecoglou's future, possibly because of uncertainty around the team's overall future at a management level.

With Levy as chairman, Tottenham have earned a reputation for being a, well, stingy club, and rumors that they will be sellers before buying this summer despite qualifying for the Champions League as the 17th-best team in the Premier League haven't exactly done anything to dispel that rep.

And if Levy and Spurs are stingy as their reputation indicates, then the latest information about Postecoglou's situation only favors Tottenham keeping Big Ange around for one more year.

Firing Ange Postecoglou will cost Tottenham financially

According to a report from the Telegraph's Matt Law, if Tottenham were to fire Postecoglou, they would have to compensate him four million pounds in penalties for the early termination. That's a massive expenditure for Spurs, especially since, as Law notes, Spurs are already on the hook for a two million pound bonus to Big Ange for winning the Europa League title.

Obviously, two million pounds is a mere drop in the bucket to how much a Europa League title - and the Champions League qualification it brings - is worth, and it's just compensation to Postecoglou for his efforts in bringing that title back home after 41 years. However, four million pounds for Postecoglou to exit, while not worse than some of the figures we've seen for other managers, it's still a hefty price for Tottenham to pay.

And if Tottenham aren't all that convinced by the other manager candidates and feel that they aren't substantially better than Postecoglou, then it isn't worth the four million pounds - and potentially the future of star center back Cristian Romero - of the cost to fire him.

As Postecoglou continues to be backed by the dressing room and as Tottenham fans continue to reflect on the feeling of winning a major title, Postecoglou, despite some transfer rumblings, seems to be safe than he was a few weeks ago.

Levy could always change that, and Tottenham fans have no idea what is going on in the background of their club with so many new and conflicting stories. But if Levy needed a small reason to nudge him in either direction of this decision, then perhaps the four million pound fee is that subtle factor.

Even though Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao to capture the Europa League title, they are getting absolutey whalloped by the Red Devils on the transfer market. Whereas Tottenham have yet to make an approach for even one key targets, Man United have already sewn up one of the best players in the Premier League in Matheus Cunha and are close to bringing in another in Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo on the right wing.

Manchester United underperformed woefully in the 2024/25 Premier League season, finishing a historically awful 16th, but they have taken backing Ruben Amorim seriously after reaching the Europa League Final, maximizing the revenue streams they have on the transfer market.

Tottenham, meanwhile, are sitting complacently and aren't even rewarding Ange Postecoglou with the basic decency of knowing where his family should be living for the remainder of 2025 - let alone what their own club should be doing on the transfer market.

And nothing further highlights the sheer incompetence of Daniel Levy and the Tottenham front office than the Bryan Mbeumo transfer situation. Here is the biggest attacking breakout star of the 2024/25 Premier League season - a right winger who scored 20 goals and 7 assists for freaking Brentford - who could be a legitimate target for Tottenham.

Bryan Mbeumo could join Manchester United for less than expected

Instead, Spurs have done nothing to sign the 25-year-old, and he has already made it clear that he prefers Manchester United to them. And now, The Athletic's David Ornstein is reporting that Man United have gone ahead and submitted an initial bid to Brentford worth just 45 million pounds with an additional 10 million pounds in bonuses.

That offer may not be accepted by Brentford, so that may not be the final fee Manchester United pay for Mbeumo. But it could very well be the deal that gets done, and, at the very least, we can say right now that the Red Devils are the overwhelming favorites to sign the breakout goal-scoring winger whereas Tottenham aren't even in the picture.

On top of that, 55 million pounds for one of the best players of the 2024/25 Premier League season is not a very significant investment at all. Here's the kicker and what should make Tottenham fans absolutely livid at their club. A 55 million pound Mbeumo transfer for Man United would be cheaper than what Tottenham paid for either Dominic Solanke and Richarlison, both of whom are older and less productive than the player Manchester United are about to sign.

It's yet another transfer blow and yet another low for chairman Daniel Levy, who continues to exude record levels of incompetence to the rest of the Premier League. Even when Spurs are major winners as Europa League champions, Levy and Levy alone comes across as an abject loser, because whereas his team kicked Man United's behinds on the pitch, Levy is getting it absolutely handed to him off the pitch by the Red Devils in this Mbeumo transfer battle - one of the biggest transfer battles of the Premier League offseason in 2025.