Heung-Min Son: Tottenham are taking up the striker’s contract extension option to keep him at the club until 2026 | Football news
Tottenham have taken up the option to extend Heung-Min Son’s contract to keep him at the club for an additional 12 months until June 2026.
The South Korean forward and club captain’s contract was due to expire in June, meaning Spurs were in danger of losing him on a free transfer at the end of a decade-long stay in north London since signing from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
Barcelona were one of a number of clubs rumored to be interested in signing him this summer, but the 32-year-old will now stay at Tottenham for at least another year.
Son has long been the best Asian player in Premier League history and is the third-highest scorer among players still active in the competition, behind only Jamie Vardy and Mo Salah.
He has hit double figures in the Premier League in each of the last eight seasons and shares the Golden Boot with Salah in 2022, but has struggled to find form this campaign, scoring just five goals so far and two in his last 11 Premier League appearances.
Son scored 169 goals in 431 appearances for Spurs in all competitions.
“We are delighted to announce that we have exercised the option to extend Heung-Min Son’s contract, which now runs until the summer of 2026,” read a statement on Tottenham’s website.
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