'Shock disclosure' Son Heung-min's salary is too high to be raised... Reason for issuing a one-year extension clause, not renewing Tottenham's contract for 'President Levi is the culprit'

'Shock disclosure' Son Heung-min's salary is too high to be raised... Reason for issuing a one-year extension clause, not renewing Tottenham's contract for 'President Levi is the culprit'

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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy's salty instincts have influenced Son's future.

The British Telegraph reported on the 4th (Korea time) that "Tottenham will invoke a one-year option on the contract to leave Son Heung-min's future to the club after this season. Tottenham and Son Heung-min renewed their contracts in 2021, and the contract expires in seven months."

"Tottenham has the right to extend the contract with Son for one more year. All Tottenham have to do is let Son know that it has triggered a one-year extension. Tottenham is fully willing to do so," he said.

British media Give Me Sports reported the following day, "Tottenham's decision-makers have decided to be cautious instead of putting more pressure on their players' salaries. Therefore, instead of proposing a new contract with a high salary for Son Heung-min, we will issue a one-year extension."

It was Levi's chairman who made the decision. "He is desperately trying to make sure that his spending does not get out of hand. He wants to avoid a significant salary increase at the current time of his career, but he has decided to keep Son."

Recently, Tottenham has been adhering to the direction of maximally reducing their squad salaries. This trend began in the transfer window last summer. When a team's level rises, team salaries naturally follow suit. Surprisingly, in the 2024-2025 season, Tottenham saw a significant drop in their squad salaries compared to a year ago. Their combined squad salaries a year ago were 155 million euros (W233.2 billion), but this season they have dropped to 131 million euros (W197.1 billion), a whopping nearly 40 billion euros (W197.1 billion).

Tottenham, which spent as much as possible by drastically reducing the team's salary, was originally scheduled to renew the contract with Son Heung-min, but the team's leadership changed the decision. In fact, until last season, the prediction that Tottenham would offer a renewal of Son Heung-min's future rather than a one-year extension was very dominant there.

However, other news emerged in the U.K. from the end of last season. Predictions have grown that Tottenham will monitor Son's situation by invoking a one-year extension clause instead of renewing his contract. This has become a reality. Son said in person that he has yet to receive a renewal offer from Tottenham. If the one-year extension clause is not applied, Son will become a free agent from June 2025, allowing him to freely negotiate with other clubs from January.

Tottenham fans will be resentful if its captain and ace player Son Heung-min lets go without receiving any money. Tottenham has decided to extend Son's contract for just one year and postpone his renewal. It would be a waste to raise Son's salary.

Give Me Sports said, "Instead of trying to tie Son up with a new contract, Tottenham is leaning toward taking advantage of the opportunity to activate the one-year extension specified in Son's contract. We decided that it would be more financially meaningful to move in that direction."

"Son Heung-min, who is currently receiving 190,000 pounds (about 341 million won) per week, is preparing for the last six months of his contract, but the one-year extension clause allowed Tottenham to end fears that Son Heung-min would leave as a free agent at the end of the season. The reason behind the sudden change in the club's decision was that it was ideal not to hold contract negotiations because it was carefully considering how much cash was invested in the team's annual salary," he said, adding that Tottenham did not choose to renew the contract with Son Heung-min to save money.

It is regrettable to see such treatment. Son Heung-min has become a legend of all time as he spent his 10th season with Tottenham. He is the fourth highest scorer in Tottenham's history and the first non-European captain in the club's history.

His record is amazing. He ranks 19th with the most goals scored in the English Premier League and 18th with the most assists in the history of the English Premier League. As he has more days to play as an active player, his ranking could be higher. His personal career including top scorer in the EPL, four times of player of the month award, and 11th at the Ballon d'Or is also more spectacular than anyone else at Tottenham.

The fact that it would be a waste to raise the salary of Son, who has dedicated himself to the team, can indirectly feel how Tottenham is looking at Son. The team does not have any ambition to lead the team to victory.

The reason why Tottenham's move is not so good is that Son Heung-min may offer a contract renewal depending on what kind of performance he will show in the future. Give Me Sports explained, "Tottenham has not ruled out the possibility of eventually proposing a new contract that will keep Son in the capital club after 12 months of extension if he can perform well and avoid returning to the injury recovery room for the rest of the campaign."

This means that Son Heung-min does not consider compensation for his performance so far for Tottenham. The meaning of judging the future based on his performance means that if Son Heung-min shows an ambiguous performance in the future and his value decreases due to frequent injuries, he may not offer a contract renewal. The treatment does not suit Legend, who has devoted himself for 10 years.

Finally, the media outlet explained Tottenham's selfish attitude, saying, "Tottenham always wants Son Heung-min to have the best career at the club. Despite the process of avoiding signing a long-term contract with Son Heung-min, their position has not changed."

In order for Son to show his best performance, he needs to step up in person from his team. He needs to recruit a really good player, either by increasing the player's salary or by saving Son's salary increase. However, Tottenham has chosen to maintain the status quo, which is neither this nor that. Even if Son plays hard on his own, Tottenham will remain as a team that cannot leap to the championship title. 메이저놀이터