"Ronaldo's vacancy is Ronaldo." Saudi courts Son Heung-min once again
"Ronaldo's vacancy is Ronaldo." Saudi courts Son Heung-min once again
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Saudi Arabia's hand is on Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), who won his first trophy in his professional career.
The Sun, a British media outlet, said on the 29th (Korea time), "Tottenham ace Son Heung-min is receiving attention from Saudi clubs."
This season, Son recorded seven goals and nine assists in the league due to ups and downs in his performance. He has also stopped recording double-digit goals for eight consecutive seasons. His official competition record is 11 goals and 11 assists in 46 matches. "He is still very popular despite his poor performance," said a media outlet, expressing Saudi Arabia's interest.
One of the reasons behind Son's transfer rumor is the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr). Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nasr in January 2023 and started his career in Saudi Arabia, hinted at a break-up recently. "The chapter is over," Ronaldo said on social networking services after the final match of the league, hinting at a new challenge.
There is a possibility that Ronaldo will leave the Saudi Arabian team altogether. Ronaldo is known to want him to wear a uniform for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup that will take place next month.
"With Ronaldo expected to leave Alnasr, the billionaire's league supporters are watching Son Heung-min as a superstar," the media said. "I believe Son Heung-min, a South Korean icon and the most popular player in Asia, can raise awareness of the Saudi league."
Saudi Arabia's first target was Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), who was born in 1992 and the same age as Son. "The owners of the Saudi league sought to recruit Salah, but he chose to stay after renewing his contract with Liverpool. Hence, we have decided to turn our attention to Son."
Son Heung-min, who wore a Tottenham uniform in 2015, is in his 10th season. In January this year, the club launched a one-year extension option and is under contract until June 2026. Tottenham can receive the transfer fee this summer.
The media said, "Son Heung-min, who won the UEFA Europa League (UCL) by winning the UEFA Europa League (UEL), is known to prefer to stay," but mentioned the possibility of a transfer, saying, "We can judge that coach Anji Postecoglou's unclear future is the right time to challenge Son Heung-min."
It also reported the situation of Tottenham. Tottenham, which will play in the UCL next season along with the league's sluggishness, needs to strengthen its power. "Chairman Daniel Levy is pushing for a major reorganization of the team," the media said. "If a huge offer comes in, we may consider selling Son Heung-min."
The Saudi league has been constantly targeting Son. In February, the Saudi Arabian team reported the transfer fee of 50 million euros (75.1 billion won) along with the names of its teams such as Al-Hilal and Al-Itihad. 바카라
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min talked about the rumor of a transfer to Saudi Arabia after a warm-up match against El Salvador as a member of the Korean national team in June 2023. At the time, he dismissed the rumor of a transfer, saying, "Didn't Sung-yong (Ki) say, 'The captain of the Korean national team doesn't go to the Chinese league?' and "I think the English Premier League is good and there is still work to do." However, he won his first professional championship, which he said was the last puzzle piece with the Europa League trophy, so he has a wider choice.