When the transfer window first started, there was a notion that Son Heung-min could be in his last summer at Tottenham Hotspur, bidding farewell to the North London powerhouse after helping the club achieve its first Europa League title in 41 years.
Even though the 2024/25 season was far from a banner year for the South Korean superstar, Son was still the team's leader in goal contributions in the Premier League, and he was actually one of the top-performing left wingers in the first half of the season before a combination of injury woes and, perhaps, the abrupt onset of decline set in.
It appears Son and Tottenham have agreed to keep their working relationship for one last season before Son's contract official expires next year, and, from there, he can cash in on a fat paycheck with a club in Turkey or Saudi Arabia. So far, Tottenham have not entertained any serious discussions with other clubs despite loose links to the likes of Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce and Simone Inzaghi's Al-Hilal.
Thomas Frank sounds sanitized on Son
Recent comments from Thomas Frank, though, cast some doubt on whether or not Son's future has truly been decided in favor of the South Korean superstar staying. Perhaps Frank's comments are overly diplomatic and nothing worth reading into, but when it comes to speaking about working with a Premier League legend for the first time, you'd think Frank would sound more enthused than flat.
The incoming Tottenham manager said of Son, via The Spurs Express, “Right now I have a player that is fully committed and training well, and will play tomorrow. If a player has been at a club a long time, then there will always be a decision for the club to take, of course. Because, there is something in it if someone wants to leave at a certain stage. But the club will always decide in the end, of course.”
It's such a strangely sanitized way of talking about Son, particularly with the "the club will always decide" note at the end. The entire quote reads like a prepared, canned statement fed to him by Daniel Levy. You can almost hear the not-so-honorable chairman whispering in Frank's ear, "The club will always decide...the club will always decide...the club will always decide..."
Obviously, the choice rest in the hands of Levy, but you'd think that Frank would be able to impart more optimism or give an opinion of hope at getting the most out of a player who is legitimately one of the world's best wide forwards. Son can't be that far gone after just one season, and you'd think Frank would be at least as excited to work with him for the first time as he is Dominic Solanke or Mohammed Kudus.