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ESPN News Services
Aug 1, 2025, 11:16 PM ET
Captain Son Heung-min announced connected Saturday that helium volition beryllium leaving Tottenham Hotspur.
At a media league successful Seoul, Son said his determination to permission the Premier League nine was the astir hard of his career, adding that Tottenham, wherever helium has spent the past decade, supports him arsenic helium looks to determination on.
"It was 1 of the toughest decisions I ever made. So I anticipation the goodbye is ever besides successful a bully timing you know. But I deliberation it's the close clip to marque this decision. So I anticipation that everybody understands my determination and anticipation that everyone respects that," the South Korea prima said.
"I came to North London arsenic a kid, 23 years old, precise young age, a young lad came to London who adjacent didn't talk English and leaving this nine arsenic a grown antheral is simply a very, precise arrogant moment. So I conscionable privation to accidental convey you to each of the Spurs fans that gave maine truthful overmuch emotion and felt similar it was my home."
Sources told ESPN's James Olley past week that LAFC is funny successful signing Son who has a woody with the Spurs until the extremity of 2026.
Son was asked successful Korean connected his aboriginal playing plans, and helium replied: 'I don't deliberation I person an reply yet."
New Tottenham caput manager Frank confirmed Son would commencement and beryllium skipper successful Sunday's affable with Newcastle astatine Seoul's World Cup Stadium.
It could beryllium Son's last quality for Spurs, contempt the UEFA Super Cup fixture with Paris St Germain successful Udine connected the skyline connected August 13.
"It's precise wide that Sonny volition commencement and pb the squad retired arsenic captain. If that is the past crippled for Sonny, what a spot to bash it present successful beforehand of his location fans. It could beryllium a beauteous ending," Frank said.
Tottenham's Europa League last triumph implicit Manchester United gave Son the accidental to assistance his lone trophy for the nine aft becoming lone the seventh subordinate ever to scope 450 appearances for Spurs -- with 198 Premier League extremity contributions -- since his determination from Bayer Leverkusen successful 2015 for £22 cardinal ($29.8m).
Information from The Associated Press and PA was utilized successful this report.
