Tottenham Hotspur face the prospect of losing Son Heung-min this summer, and while Daniel Levy would probably like to line his pockets with a significant fee coming to him for an out-of-contract player soon to turn 33 years old, most Spurs fans hold a more humanistic view of the beautiful game and would rather see Son retire a Spur.
Already arguably the biggest club legend in Spur history, Son pretty much sealed that debate as done and dusted by hoisting the club's first Europa League title in 41 years. But while that, combined with Ange Postecoglou's departure as coach, could be seen as a nature farewell point for the South Korean superstar, there's still a lot of work for the left winger to do at Tottenham.
Spurs will be back in the Champions League next season, and Son, even in a down year, was still the team's best producer of goals and tied James Maddison with the most goal contributions in the 2024/25 Premier League season of any Tottenham player. Considering the wonders Thomas Frank has worked with Yoane Wissa, Ivan Toney, and Bryan Mbeumo at Brentford, the new coach should be itching to work with the Tottenham captain, too.
Son Heung-min's biggest suitors are in Saudi Arabia
So if Tottenham fans want Son to stay with the club until his contract officially expires in 2026, the best thing to hope for is no gaudy offers of, say, 50 million euros, which is exactly what Saudi Pro League giants were offering last year. And one of those clubs, Al-Hilal, is still after Son in 2025, and they may have more interest in him after striking out on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The best way for Tottenham to avoid getting that kind of offer for Son from Al-Hilal, who may be the top suitor for him, is for Al-Hilal to sign another big-name forward from the Premier League. According to the latest transfer update from Fabrizio Romano, Darwin Nunez is still "guaranteed" to leave Liverpool this summer, and with Saudi Pro League sides highly interested in the Uruguayan international, there is also an openness from Nunez to join a club in Saudi.
Napoli and other European clubs are involved, so Nunez could easily go elsewhere and make Al-Hilal even more desperate to sign Son. Nunez is, like Son, on the list of forward targets preferred by the Saudi Pro League side, and so it stands to reason that if Al-Hilal can nab him from Liverpool, then they won't want Son.
And if Liverpool are so interested in getting rid of Nunez that he is "guaranteed" to go, it makes sense for Al-Hilal to snap up the younger Premier League forward instead. Tottenham fans who want Son to stay should hope for a "Here We Go" for Nunez to Al-Hilal, rather than Nunez to Naples or another club in Europe.