Tottenham Hotspur ahead Son Heung-min mentioned he would have moved to Saudi Arabia to proceed his profession if he wished to however opted to stick with the Premier League membership to redeem himself after a disappointing 2022-23 marketing campaign.
Son received the Premier League Golden Boot for many objectives within the 2021-22 season with 23 strikes however accidents and a lack of kind noticed the South Korea worldwide rating solely 10 instances final season as Spurs completed eighth.
The 31-year-old had been linked with a profitable switch to Saudi Arabia however at a press convention in Perth forward of a pre-season pleasant towards West Ham United, he vowed to stick with the north London facet.
“Probably if I wanted to go there (Saudi Arabia) I would be out there, not here,” he mentioned with amusing. “I like enjoying soccer. Obviously cash can also be vital, however I dream of enjoying within the Premier League and nonetheless a number of issues to do.
“Especially final season I suffered bodily. This shouldn’t be the Sonny that I do know. So I wish to show that this season that I’m the Sonny that everyone knows. I wish to show that to myself and I wish to give again to the membership the place I belong.
“Saudi, obviously most people are going at the moment which is really, really interesting. But the Premier League is still a dream for me to play (in) and I’m looking forward to this season.”
Son’s strike accomplice Harry Kane has additionally been the topic of switch rumours because the England captain enters the ultimate 12 months of his contract, with the 29-year-old linked to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
Spurs’ new supervisor Ange Postecoglou mentioned he had spoken to Kane however didn’t have something “earth-shattering” to share concerning his future.
“The reality of it is we’ve got a month or so before the season starts, a bit less actually. And the transfer window’s still on for a while, so we’ll see how it all transpires,” he mentioned.
“There are a lot of people that know Harry better than me, but he’s not going to get fazed by anything. He’s here and while he’s here, he’s totally committed to what we’re doing.”