"Enable the option to extend one year" Worst-case scenario

Tottenham Hotspur is not expected to renew his contract with Son Heung-min right now.

An exclusive British report has emerged that Tottenham is set to invoke the option of a one-year extension included in Son Heung-min's existing contract.

England's "Football Insider" released an exclusive report on the 1st, saying, "According to sources, Son Heung-min has agreed to extend his contract with Tottenham by one year."

The media said, "Son Heung-min's contract expires next summer, but Tottenham can extend Son's contract this time and keep him in the team until 2026. Tottenham has the option to make a long-term plan for Son Heung-min or sell him for a larger transfer fee next summer like Harry Kane."

"Tottenham depends on Son's ability to attack," said Football Insider. Considering Son's influence on his team's style and contribution to scoring goals, losing Son will be a huge blow to Coach Ange Postecoglou. Son proved his talent by scoring 17 goals and 10 assists in 35 league matches last season. "He is one of the most consistent players in Tottenham since joining Tottenham in 2015, and has scored 162 goals in 408 matches," he said, explaining why Tottenham cannot afford to let go of Son.

There have been reports from before that Tottenham will extend its contract by another year instead of renewing its contract with Son Heung-min. Earlier, the global sports media "The Athletic" reported that Tottenham will invoke the option of extending one year, which is included in Son Heung-min's contract terms.

If Son's option to extend one year is invoked, he will be able to play for Tottenham until the 2026-27 season. The existing contract expires in the summer of 2025, extending it by one more year.

This is better news than the rumor that Son will be transferred to Saudi Arabia. Former Everton chairman Keith Wynes said earlier, "One of the options that Son may have is to transfer to Saudi Arabia. Tottenham is also aware that Saudi Arabia will pay them a lot of money (if he is sold)," raising the possibility that Son will head to Saudi Arabia.

"Meaningful things happen even when soccer is invisible. The same applies to the trade relationship between Korea and Saudi Arabia," he argued. However, Wynes is unlikely to come true.

Tottenham's decision is seen as a very realistic one. As it is difficult to predict when Son's performance, who will soon turn 32, will drop, Tottenham seems to want to see his situation by invoking an option to extend one year rather than forcefully renewing his contract.

In addition, as explained by "Football Insider", the possibility of selling Son Heung-min is left open after the next season. Considering the existing contract period, Son Heung-min will become a free agent after the next season, but if he invokes the option of extending one year, he can even collect the transfer fee when Son is sent away.

Tottenham's choice is understandable in terms of many realistic conditions, but on the other hand, it is regrettable that it does not give a clear treatment to Son Heung-min, the club's living legend.

Son has been Tottenham's best player along with Harry Kane for the past nine years. Last season when his partner Kane left for Bayern Munich, Son also led the team both on and off the field as Tottenham's core and captain. He contributed to Tottenham's advance to the UEFA Europa League with his outstanding performance on the field and outstanding leadership on the outside.

Not many players have shown consistent performance even if the scope of the PL is expanded to include Son. Son has recorded double-digit scores for eight consecutive seasons with Tottenham, and also achieved the record of 10 goals and 10 assists for three consecutive seasons. He also had 10 goals and six assists in the 2022-23 season, which was considered the worst performance except for the season he joined, and he had 17 goals and 10 assists in the previous season, showing off his strong performance.

It's no wonder that the 30-something player's performance quickly declines, but considering that Son is a consistent player, he can expect better performances in the next few seasons. However, Tottenham chose to stably invoke the option of a one-year extension rather than the challenge of renewing Son's contract.

Some speculate that Tottenham will gain the upper hand in contract negotiations and offer to renew the contract while Son completes his contract period. However, this is true when Son remains in the game even after his two-year contract expires.

Of course, if Son continues the same performance in the twilight of his career, the situation will be different. If Tottenham intends to keep all the contract periods extended by Son's invocation of options and offer a short-term contract, it will have to give Son sufficient treatment then. 프라그마틱 슬롯 사이트