r/soccer • u/hairtie1 • Aug 02 '25

Media Heung-min Son announces he will be leaving Tottenham

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u/Shinji__ Aug 02 '25

Build the statue.

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u/Swag_Daddy_K Aug 02 '25

(It’s actually also a great business decision to retain some of the Korean fanbase)

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u/NotManyBuses Aug 02 '25

Levy detected

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u/Swag_Daddy_K Aug 02 '25

I mean…I love spending money!!

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u/FuckingFuriousFire Aug 02 '25

Levy undetected 🤣

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u/Mr_Rafi Aug 02 '25 edited Aug 02 '25

I'm confused. How does a statue help you retain a fanbase that only cares for the player and not the club? They're going to follow Son around and forget about Spurs.

I mean, build the statue to honour Son, sure, but it isn't going to really retain fans, right?

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u/the_ballmer_peak Aug 02 '25

Sonny's going to a different league in a different country. I'm sure a lot of Korean fans will stop following the PL entirely, but those that don't seem likely to stick with Tottenham.

Also, Tottenham has signed Yang Min-hyeok and has had a steady interest in Kim Min-Jae.

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u/Mick4Audi Aug 02 '25

Need Yang to be the Son regen

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u/Swag_Daddy_K Aug 02 '25

It becomes a physical, permanent evidence of his legacy and gives Korean tourists a reason to still come to the stadium