Tottenham are set to open talks with Son Heung-min’s new representatives over a contract extension, with the South Korea forward in line to become one of the club’s top earners in recognition of his consistent performances over the past few seasons.
Son is the Premier League’s joint top-scorer this season with eight goals and his closing in on his 100th for Spurs having made almost 250 appearances since joining from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2015 for an initial £22m.
The 28-year-old is understood to have interested several of Europe’s biggest clubs during recent transfer windows but Tottenham have yet to receive any official bids and want Son to extend his current contract, which expires in 2023. He is believed to be keen to remain in north London given his strong relationship with the manager, José Mourinho, having also forged a successful partnership in attack with Harry Kane that has taken Spurs to second in the table after eight matches.
Son switched from his long-time representatives in Germany at the end of October to CAA – the same company in charge of commercial deals for Mourinho and Dele Alli – who are understood to have a good relationship with the Tottenham board.
Talks over an extension to the deal he signed in July 2018 worth an estimated £140,000 a week are expected to begin soon, with Son likely to be offered a contract until 2025 or 2026 worth around £200,000 a week. That would make him one of Tottenham’s top earners along with Kane, and Tanguy Ndombele, the France midfielder who has been rejuvenated this season after arriving in 2019 for a club record £55m. After the victory over West Brom on Sunday, Kane said he and Son – who is likely to captain South Korea in their friendly against Mexico in Austria on Saturday – are thriving under Mourinho having scored a combined 15 league goals this season.
“It’s been a development of my game and maybe Sonny’s game as well,” he said. “There’s been a lot of talk about me dropping deeper this year and finding pockets and playing those passes into Sonny and other players. The main thing is that we’ve been more clinical as a team. Sonny’s been taking pretty much every chance he’s been given.”