Son Heung-min charts in top 10 Tottenham's best Premier League transfer business .. ablility and likability

연합뉴스 / 2022-09-27 11:25:45

▲This photo, provided by Yonhap News Agency EPA, shows Tottenham's Son Heung-min. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, September 27 (Yonhap) -- Korean soccer player Son Heung-min (30) was named in the British soccer media's choice of Tottenham's best 10 players Premier League transfer business after the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL).

Football London which covers London pro soccer clubs introduced ten players out of hundreds of players Tottenham recruited since 1992, the start of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) in the title, "Tottenham's best Premier League transfer business from Klinsmann and Sheringham to Bale and Son."

The names of former and current players who played for Tottenham, such as Teddy Sheringham (England), Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), David Ginola (France), Hugo Lloris (France), Christian Eriksen (Denmark), Jan Vertonghen (Belgium), Mousa Dembele (Belgium), Luka Modric (Croatia), and Gareth Bale (Wales) were charted regardless of position and nationality.

Son Heung-min was included among these players.

The description explains why Son Heung-min was selected "It is now seven years since Son Heung-min walked through the doors at Spurs and 334 appearances later with 209 goal involvements to his name—134 scored and 75 assists," and added "he's become one of the Premier League's best."

It continued, "He's won plenty of awards from the fans, but last season brought official recognition from everyone outside the club when the South Korean star fired his way to a share of the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah. "

Son Heung-min became one of the main players for Tottenham after leaving Germany's Leverkusen in the summer of 2015.

Song Heung-min scored 23 goals in the 2021–2022 EPL season and got the golden boot award along with Mohamed Salah being the top scorer.

Football London said, "Son will soon reach another important level as he's only four goals away from joining the Premier League 100 club."

And continued, "Son Heung-min is the first player in Tottenham's history who has mixed such ability with such likeability, and Son will always be acknowledged as one of the best signings in the club's history."

Meanwhile, Football London mentioned Toby Alderweireld, Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Rafael van der Vaart, Edgar Davids, Dele Alli, Robbie Keane, and Jermain Defoe as players who could easily have taken their place in the list of the top 10 Tottenham signings in Premier League history.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)

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