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Tottenham Hotspur extend Son Heung-min's contract to end of 2025-26 season

Published: 07 Jan. 2025, 20:50 Updated: 08 Jan. 2025, 09:36

JIM BULLEY
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Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot during a Europa League match against Roma at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Nov. 28, 2024. [AFP/YONHAP]

Tottenham Hotspur have extended captain Son Heung-min's contract through the end of the 2025-26 season, executing a one-year extension option on his contract that was set to finish at the end of the current campaign.

The new deal will see Son, 32, continuing to play in north London until shortly before his 34th birthday.

"We are delighted to announce that we have exercised the option to extend Heung-Min Son’s contract, which will now run until the summer of 2026," Spurs said in a statement Tuesday.

"Having joined the Club in August, 2015, Sonny, 32, has become a global star during his time with us and a modern-day great for Tottenham Hotspur.

"Since joining from Bayer Leverkusen almost a decade ago, our number seven has gone from strength to strength in Lilywhite, making 431 appearances — seeing him to 11th in our all-time appearances list — and scoring 169 goals — the fourth most in the Club’s history."

The Tottenham announcement came amid rumors that La Liga club Barcelona were interested in signing Son if he became without a contract this summer. Barca will now have to wait 18 months to see if Son comes on the market or attempt to negotiate a deal with Tottenham.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou commented on the contract extension during a press conference ahead of Spurs' Carabao Cup semifinal clash with Liverpool on Wednesday.

"It's brilliant," Postecoglou said. "He has already had an outstanding career at this football club. He has played a big role in the last 10 years. He's made an impact at the club. He's made an impact in the Premier League.

"It's great to extend his stay, and the aim is to make sure he finishes his Tottenham career with some silverware."

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min looks dejected after a Premier League match against Ipswich Town at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Nov. 10. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Despite his personal contributions to Spurs, Son is yet to win a single trophy with the London club.

The London club is curently alive in the Carabao Cup semifinals and the Europa League, FA Cup and Premier League this season, but the league title already seems out of their reach, with Spurs sitting in 12th place on the 20-team table.

Son has picked up seven goals and six assists across 23 appearances for Tottenham the season as of press time, while also captaining Korea’s run in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Over at the national team, he has amassed 131 caps with 51 goals and 22 assists, but has also not lifted a single trophy, crashing out of four Asian Cups and three World Cups.

A runner-up finish at the 2015 Asian Cup and reaching the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup are the best results he has seen with his country.

Son is yet to comment on the content extension, but the club did release some Korea-specific content on Tuesday — a video of a group including several players trying (and largely failing) to play the red light, green light game from the first season of Netflix hit Korean series "Squid Game."

As of press time, Spurs were set to face Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Wednesday night.

BY JIM BULLEY [[email protected]]