Ranking Tottenham’s Summer Transfers
By Ryan Wrenn
1. Heung-Min Son
The deal that brought Son to Tottenham was as quick as it was surprising. That two days separated the first legitimate rumors to the above picture is practically unheard of in Premier League moves that happen before deadline day. Such a quick turnover suggests that Tottenham were eager enough for Son’s services that they didn’t bother negotiating the price all that much. At £22 million, Son is the third most expensive transfer in Tottenham’s history. And for good reason.
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We covered a lot of Son’s qualities last week when the player was first introduced. He’s a direct and lethal forward capable of posing a threat to opposition defenses from multiple positions in attack. That alone should have been enough to tip the scales for Daniel Levy.
The club from which Son came, Bayer Leverkusen, is in many ways the club Mauricio Pochettino wants Tottenham to become. The Bundesliga side presses as one unit, reclaiming the ball early and often in dangerous positions. With eleven goals in thirty games player last season, Son proved himself to be a vital part of that system.
The surprise, then, isn’t that Pochettino wanted such a player as Son. It’s that Tottenham would be so willing to part with the considerable money needed to acquire him. Bayer Leverkusen is, after all, in the Champions League, a competition Spurs haven’t been able to qualify for since 2010. The 23-year-old had also been scouted by several other clubs in Europe, most notably Liverpool. Two facts that made it seem as if Son might be far out of Tottenham’s league.
Son, then, represents one of the most exciting Tottenham transfers in years. He might not be known very well yet in England or much anywhere else in the world, but chances are he will be very soon.