This is the end of an era in Tottenham. The South Korean striker and club captain, his Heung-Min, announced on Saturday his intention to leave this summer after ten seasons and a single trophy.
‘Before I started the press conference, I wanted to say that I decided to leave the club this summer,’ said the winger to journalists in Seoul, adding that Tottenham was helping him in this direction.
The 33-year-old South Korean, who arrived in 2015 from Bayer Leverkusen, has more than 450 matches with Tottenham but only one trophy, the last Europa League, gleaned in May at the end of a season very far from its standards, parasitized by injuries.
Author of 173 goals with the Spurs, he did not reveal his next destination and was very moved on Saturday. ‘It was the most difficult decision of my career. So incredible memories, ‘he said alongside Thomas Frank, the new Tottenham coach, who is preparing his season with a stage in South Korea.
‘I need a new environment to surpass myself. I need a little change, ten years it’s long. I came to northern London when I was a kid, 23, so young. I leave this club as a man, a truly proud man, ‘said his.
Wounds
The second half of her epic with the Spurs was hectic, with six managers in six years. Under Angel Postcoglou, last party, the club ended the season in a free wheel, certainly titled in the Europa League but 17th in the league, in a place of relegation. The South Korean also found himself an orphan of his longtime acolyte ahead, Harry Kane, who left for Bayern Munich in 2023.
The winger, who inherited the captain’s armband that same year 2023, was less incisive in 2024/2025, not spared from injuries, even starting meetings on the bench like the C3 final. In 2021/2022, he had still finished co-meseur first league goalscorer with 23 achievements.
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