Tottenham told to stop Heung-Min Son quitting – ‘Don’t let him go’
Tottenham Hotspur have been urged to keep hold of Heung-Min Son at the end of the season and not sell him during the summer transfer window.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who remains closely connected to the club, believes that “you need to keep a player like Sonny around.”
There have been question marks over the 32-year-old’s long-term future at Spurs this season due to his performances, and industry insider Mick Brown exclusively revealed to Football Insider that the club have grown concerned over him.
It has been suggested that he has begun to slow down on the pitch, with some consideration going into selling him this summer.
The Spurs captain has scored 10 goals and provided eight assists this season in 33 appearances across all competitions.
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The versatile forward has been a consistent threat in the final third since joining the club in 2015, having scored 172 goals and provided 92 assists in 441 appearances.
Son signed a one-year extension at Spurs in January to extend his current contract until 2026, but that would allow the club to be in a stronger negotiating position in the summer if they were to sell him.
Tottenham signed the 19-year-old on loan until the end of the season from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window, and he has hit the ground running by scoring in his second performance for the club.
The Premier League side do have an option in that contract to make the move a permanent one at the end of this season for £45million, which could be used.
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“Sonny’s 32 now, and his form this season has been indifferent,” Robinson told Football Insider.
“The relationship that he’s got, the affiliation that he’s got with the club, I find it difficult to criticise the form at the moment.
“The team are not playing well, which is very difficult to play well when you’re playing in a team that’s struggling.
“He’s going to leave a huge hole.
“Everyone’s got a lifespan, everyone has their longevity, whenever that may be, he looks extremely fit, he looks extremely sharp.
“He may be lacking a little bit of confidence this season, I mean, you saw the game against Aston Villa last week in the FA Cup.
“He had a real good opportunity and he passed the ball at times when he shouldn’t have passed the ball, the opportunity to get the goal when it was, you know, when they were one down.
“I don’t see what a move away from Tottenham does good for anybody. For him, for the club, there’s no financial reward for the club.
“Further down the line, there’s got to be other players that are brought in. But at the moment, is he better than Timo Werner? Yeah, absolutely he is.
“You need to keep a player like Sonny around. Let him go on a free when his contract’s up.
“At the moment, you’re not going to get a lot of value from him.”
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