Tottenham extend contract of 'modern day great' by further year | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur have triggered the one-year extension option in Son Heung-min's contract, keeping the club captain in north London until June 2026.

Only fours players in the 143-year history of Spurs have scored more goals than Son, who moved to N17 in 2015. After a sticky start to his Tottenham career, the South Korea star struck up a prolific relationship with Harry Kane - one of the few players with more Spurs goals than Son.

After Kane moved to Bayern Munich in 2023, Son was appointed club captain. The former Premier League Golden Boot winner finished as the leading scorer during Ange Postecoglou's debut season in the English capital, but has been struggling for form this term.

Son was even benched for Tottenham's most recent Premier League encounter, only coming on for the final half-hour of a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle United on Saturday.

Three days later, the club confirmed that Son, who was set to become a free agent in the summer, will remain in north London. A club statement read: "We are delighted to announce that we have exercised the option to extend Heung-Min Son's contract, which will now run until the summer of 2026.

Son Heung-min has not been at his prolific best this season / Alex Pantling/GettyImages

"Having joined the Club in August, 2015, Sonny, 32, has become a global star during his time with us and a modern-day great for Tottenham Hotspur."

Barcelona had been linked with a move for Son as he approached free agency, despite suffering through an underwhelming campaign.

Son spent much of last season as Tottenham's central striker in Kane's absence and while Richarlison watched on from the treatment room. However, the summer arrival of Dominic Solanke has forced the ageing forward back on to the left wing, shifting him further away from goal - which has contributed to his measly tally of five goals from 17 league games thus far.

With Tottenham interested in a January move for Paris Saint-Germain centre-forward, Son may not be moving back into the middle any time soon.