Son Heung Min to stay at Tottenham as club confirm contract extension

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Son Heung Min is set to stay at Tottenham beyond this season after the club triggered an extension option in his contract.

The South Korean’s deal was due to expire at the end of this campaign after a decade at the north London club.

But Spurs have activated an extension to their captain’s deal, keeping him under contract until the conclusion of the 2025/26 season and ensuring that he can not depart on a free transfer this summer.

The 32-year-old joined Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen and will soon surpass Martin Chivers as their fourth all-time leading goalscorer.

He was appointed skipper after the departure of Hugo Lloris last season and scored 17 times in the Premier League in Ange Postecoglou’s first campaign in charge.

Capped on 131 occasions for his country, Son has registered 51 times in a South Korea shirt.

Tottenham take on Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday as they continue to seek their first major silverware since winning the competition in 2008.

Son was rested for the weekend defeat at Newcastle, appearing off the bench in the second half as a difficult period for Postecoglou’s side continued.

Spurs sit 12th in the table and some way off the European places amid an ongoing defensive injury crisis.