Spurs have a future superstar who’s an “extraordinary” Son replacement

In terms of the fashionable legends of Tottenham Hotspur, virtually everybody’s first thought will likely be Harry Kane.

In spite of everything, the England captain is the membership’s all-time prime goalscorer and dominated Premier League defences for years and years.

Nonetheless, he did so alongside the sensationally gifted Son Heung-min, who, not like the striker, has remained in North London and proven a kind of loyalty that’s more and more uncommon within the trendy recreation.

The South Korean famous person has amassed a staggering 448 appearances for the Lilywhites, scoring 173 targets, offering 95 assists, and making himself an icon of the membership and league.

Nonetheless, as he is turning 33 in the summertime, Ange Postecoglou and Co want to begin interested by who’s going to switch him, and so they would possibly have already got the reply.

Son’s potential replacements

So, earlier than attending to the participant in query, it is price a number of the different choices Postecoglou might however in all probability should not flip to subsequent season.

Up first is Mathys Tel, who might solely be on mortgage in the meanwhile however has a £45m choice to purchase in his deal, and based mostly on feedback earlier this season, it seems like an choice that might be activated.

Nonetheless, whereas the Frenchman most actually can play out large, his long-term future ought to in all probability be down the center, as throughout his profession thus far, that has been his most performed place, and it was just a few days in the past that he scored two targets for the French U21 facet there.

The opposite candidate to step in for Son subsequent season is Hotspur Manner’s personal Mikey Moore.

The up-and-coming expertise has performed in various positions within the academy, however surely, his most pure is off the left, the place he has additionally made most of his appearances for the primary staff.

Nonetheless, at simply 17 years previous, he has the alternative drawback to the South Korean, in that he is nonetheless going to be too younger to begin the vast majority of video games subsequent season and certain the season after.

Thankfully, there’s one other tremendously thrilling left-winger within the squad who’s a couple of years older than Moore and will very a lot be Son’s substitute subsequent 12 months and past.

The Spurs ace who ought to change Son

Whereas the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Timo Werner and even James Maddison can all play out large, we’re keen to guess that no Spurs fan needs to see them there.

Due to this fact, the most suitable choice to switch the captain within the beginning lineup on a constant foundation is summer time signing Wilson Odobert.

Now, it could be honest to say that as debut seasons go, this has not been an excellent one for the £25m Frenchman, however that’s not his fault, as he is suffered two hamstring accidents which noticed him miss 34 video games.

Nonetheless, within the jiffy he has performed, he has appeared explosive and harmful, as if he could make one thing occur, which is simply the kind of winger Postecoglou wants in his all-action system.

For instance, it was his brace in opposition to AZ Alkmaar that put the staff into the following spherical of the Europa League.

Furthermore, regardless of enjoying for a Burnley staff that have been finally relegated final season, the “extraordinary” 20-year-old, as dubbed by soccer journalist Andres Onrubia Ramos, scored three targets and offered three assists in 29 appearances.

Lastly, the Meaux-born ace’s underlying numbers from final season additional point out he is a famous person within the making as, per FBref, he was within the prime 1% of forwards within the Premier League for progressive carries and progressive carrying distance, the highest 3% for carries into the ultimate third, the highest 5% for profitable take-ons, the highest 7% for crosses into the Penalty space and extra, all per 90.

In the end, Son is a Spurs icon, however given his age, he must be slowly taken out of the staff subsequent season, and when he’s, Odobert might be simply the person to step up and change him.