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Metro
3 days ago
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- Metro
Son Heung-min set to leave Tottenham after 10 years at north London club
Son Heung-Min is Spurs' captain and helped the club land the Europa League trophy in May (Picture: Getty) Son Heung-min is 'set to leave Tottenham' this summer after becoming a key target for clubs in the Saudi Pro League, according to reports. The South Korean has been at Spurs for the last decade, scoring 173 goals and providing 101 assists across 454 games for the north London club. Son is a hugely popular player at Tottenham, having recently helped them end their 17-year wait for a trophy by clinching the Europa League title. But it seems that the Spurs captain is set to leave in the current summer transfer window after The Telegraph dropped a huge update on Tuesday. Why have Spurs decided to sell Son Heung-min? The newspaper reports that Son is set for an exit because Spurs wish to 'generate transfer funds' and 'reshape their squad' for the 2025-26 season. Son, who can operate as a left winger or centre-forward, is wanted by several teams from Saudi Arabia and Spurs are keen to cash in on him. Son Heung-min will go down as one of Tottenham's biggest legends (Picture: AFP) The 32-year-old only has one year left on his deal and Spurs would rather sell him now and generate a fee than lose him as a free agent in 2026. Son conjured up seven goals and 10 assists across 30 Premier League games in the 2024-25 campaign under head coach Ange Postecoglou. He was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for 2021 and landed the Premier League Golden Boot in 2022. Son Heung-min is a key target for clubs in the Saudi Pro League (Picture: Reuters) Son has been crowned Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Season on three occasions and also helped the team to runner-up finishes in the Champions League and Carabao Cup in 2019 and 2021 respectively. Son Heung-min left emotional after Europa League triumph Son was left incredibly emotional after helping the club win the Europa League in May with Spurs' attacking superstar spotted in floods of tears. 'Let's say I'm a legend – why not?' Son told TNT Sports after the victory over Manchester United in the final. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page 'Seventeen years – nobody has done it, so let's say with amazing players, [I am] probably a legend of the club. 'This is what I've always dreamed for. Today is the day it happened. I am the happiest man in the world.' More Trending Tottenham boss Postecoglou also lauded Son, the club's longest serving player, after the Europa League final win over United. 'We've had some unbelievable champion footballers at this club – Harry [Kane] is a prime example – and they haven't had a day like this,' Postecoglou said. 'I wanted a day like this for Sonny because he has done everything he can in the last 10 years to try and get this feeling and for some reason it hasn't worked.' Son's 10-year spell at Tottenham now looks set to end on a high with a trophy. Arrow MORE: Gianluigi Donnarumma's agent responds to talk of shock PSG exit Arrow MORE: Martin Zubimendi raises doubt over £50m Arsenal transfer after medical claim
New York Times
25-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Jan Vertonghen: Former Tottenham defender to retire at end of 2024-25 season
Anderlecht captain Jan Vertonghen, formerly of Tottenham Hotspur, has confirmed he is retiring from playing at the end of the 2024-25 season. Vertonghen made 315 appearances for Spurs between 2012 and 2020, helping the club reach the Champions League final in 2019. The 37-year-old retired from international football last year, having made a national record 157 senior appearances for Belgium across 17 years. Advertisement The defender has played for Anderlecht in his native Belgium since leaving Benfica in 2022, but has made just five first-team appearances this campaign due to injury. 'I have noticed that it is becoming more and more difficult to prepare myself physically for training sessions and matches and to show myself as the player I want to be,' Vertonghen said on Tuesday. 'Not only towards the fans and my fellow players, but also towards myself. That is why I will be stopping after this season.' Vertonghen won the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup twice with Ajax before joining Spurs, and after leaving the north London club — where twice being named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year — the centre-back won the Portuguese league title with Benfica. Anderlecht are currently fourth in the Belgian top division and eight points behind league leaders Genk. (Isosport/)
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Tottenham defender Vertonghen to retire
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen will retire from professional football at the end of the season. The Anderlecht captain, 37, made 315 appearances for Spurs between 2012 and 2020 - twice being named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year - as well as helping the club reach the Champions League final in 2019. He retired from international football last year as the record appearance holder for Belgium with 157 caps. Injury has limited the centre-back to just five games for Anderlecht this season. "I have noticed that it is becoming more and more difficult to prepare myself physically for training sessions and matches and to show myself as the player I want to be," he said. "Not only towards the fans and my fellow players, but also towards myself. That is why I will be stopping after this season." Vertonghen joined Spurs from Ajax, where he won the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup twice, and after leaving north London he won the Portuguese league with Benfica. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone
BBC News
25-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Former Tottenham defender Vertonghen to retire
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen will retire from professional football at the end of the Anderlecht captain, 37, made 315 appearances for Spurs between 2012 and 2020 - twice being named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year - as well as helping the club reach the Champions League final in retired from international football last year as the record appearance holder for Belgium with 157 has limited the centre-back to just five games for Anderlecht this season."I have noticed that it is becoming more and more difficult to prepare myself physically for training sessions and matches and to show myself as the player I want to be," he said. "Not only towards the fans and my fellow players, but also towards myself. That is why I will be stopping after this season."Vertonghen joined Spurs from Ajax, where he won the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup twice, and after leaving north London he won the Portuguese league with Benfica.
