After 10 years of majestic service, Son Heung-min has called time on his Tottenham Hotspur career.
The South Korean superstar leaves Spurs as a hero, with the relationships and connections he developed in north London transcending his proficient goalscoring and relentless metric defiance.
Son’s 173 Tottenham goals rank fifth all-time, and his 127 often pinpoint league strikes see him slide into the Premier League’s top 20 leading marksman. His legendary status was secured via a glorious finale in Bilbao, with Spurs’ Europa League success allowing Son to ride off into the Californian sunset, boasting a sense of fulfilment.
If there was anyone who deserved a happy ending, it was Son.
How Spurs aim to move on in the absence of an icon remains to be seen. Mathys Tel’s loan move from Bayern Munich was made permanent at the start of the summer, but Son’s exit could force the club into the market once more to provide further mitigation.
A direct replacement for such a supreme finisher whose emotional void is seismic simply isn’t on the market, but here are four attacking options Tottenham could consider.
