Son Heung-min @ Tottenham Hotspur FC 2019-2020 [R]

Guardian Article

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The anniversary falls on Friday. In the second extraordinary semi-final comeback in as many days, Tottenham overcame Ajax courtesy of a 96th-minute winner from their most recent recruit. A year and a half into his Spurs career, Lucas Moura completed his hat-trick. It was an advertisement for enforced continuity, an antidote to the obsession with spending as the only team in the top five European leagues to go through the season without signing anyone became Champions League finalists.

But it was not entirely true to call Tottenham the team without transfers. There was a golden age of recruitment under Mauricio Pochettino: not in 2018-19, but a seven-month spell in 2015 when Spurs brought in Dele Alli, Son Heung-min, Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld all for less than £45m. Four years, and four top-four finishes later, each of a quartet which could have been valued at a combined £250m started the Champions League final.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...lden-age-of-recruitment-transformed-tottenham

 

Son ready for action:

https://i.imgur.com/ptnKnJw.jpg

 

Restart in June 1st?

 

Real Madrid are reportedly considering a raid on Tottenham Hotspur for key attacker Son Heung-min.

The 27-year-old forward has scored 83 times in 220 appearances for Spurs since joining the Premier League club from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 for just £22million.

And that consistent form is said to have urged Real into weighing-up a move for the South Korea captain, according to Spanish publication Don Balon.

Blancos president Florentino Perez is reportedly a keen admirer of the striker, who has enjoyed another strong season at Spurs, despite fracturing his arm back in February and also undertaking military service in his homeland during the coronavirus lockdown.

However, Tottenham are unlikely to listen to any offers below €150million (£135m) for one of their prized assets, who is tied to the club until 2023.

That sort of figure is sure to put a spanner in the works for Real, although they may view the fact Spurs have been forced to secure a £175m Bank of England loan to help them survive the coronavirus crisis as a sign of financial weakness, and may test the waters with a lower offer.

Meanwhile, Nice are reportedly close to completing the signing of Olympiacos defender Kostas Tsimikas, who is a major target for Tottenham this summer.

The left-back has been a consistent performer for Olympiacos this season and impressed in games against Spurs in the Champions League earlier in the current campaign.

https://www.teamtalk.com/news/real-madrid-big-money-move-tottenham-striker-son-heung-min

 

Finally getting started.

 

This team has to do better than Winks. Still the weakest link in this team.

 

Spurs with a goal. Spurs looking a bit sharper than Man U.

 

Just an idiot.