Tottenham Hotspur have secured the appointment of Brentford manager Thomas Frank as their Ange Postecoglou replacement of choice, and although Big Ange will forever be an icon of the club for bringing them the Europa League title this season amidst great adversity, there's a real chance Frank proves to be an upgrade with the way he has developed talent and gotten results for the Bees lately.
Frank is expected to try and bring some of his best Brentford players with him to Tottenham, such as right winger Bryan Mbeumo and center back Nathan Collins, but as Frank eyes new signings for Spurs, the biggest storyline surrounding the club this summer will actually be a potential departure.
Left winger Son Heung-min managed to tie with James Maddison for the team lead in Premier League goal contributions this season, but it was far from a banner year for the South Korean legend. Son can leave the campaign with his head held high having won the Europa League title to place an exclamation point on his case for being the greatest Spur of all time, but with decline setting in and his 33rd birthday on the horizon, leaving on a high note could be the best thing for Son.
Son Heung-min could be headed to Saudi Arabia
According to a report from outlet Football Asian, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is indeed open to selling his captain this summer and has set an asking price of 50 million pounds. This report comes a year after Tottenham received transfer offers of 50 million euros for Son from Saudi Arabia, which were rejected.
One of those top Saudi Pro League sides, Al-Hilal, remains significantly interested in Son this summer, and their interest in the experienced attacker has likely increased after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he will be staying put at rivals Al-Nassr for the 2025/26 season.
Perhaps Levy would even be willing to take an offer lower than 50 million pounds, but he may not have to. For Saudi Pro League clubs, a 50 million pound offer for one of the most well-liked and marketable superstars on the planet is a fair price, since that's really all that the Saudi Arabian government is after with the players they target on the transfer market.
Son is going to light up the Saudi Pro League no matter what, because if he can contribute to 16 Premier League goals in a worst-case season, then he can easily double that haul in the Saudi Pro League and be one of their best players. If 50 million pounds is all Levy is setting as the inital offer, then he's going to get it. And even if he gets a little less than that, if it were entirely up to the chairman, he'd surely take it. Of course, Spurs fans will have different wishes for their captain.