The Tottenham Hotspur forward has been in good form this season, after a struggle for first-team football last season.
Tottenham’s Son Heung-min celebrates scoring their second goal with Jan Vertonghen
Last summer Tottenham Hotspur snapped up talented South Korean international Heung-min Son from German side Bayer Leverkusen.
The player cost, according to the Guardian, a fee in the region of £22 million however, despite showing real glimpses of his undoubted quality, Son often found himself on the bench in his debut season and also battled niggling injuries.
A year ago today, he received a stark warning from his national coach with South Korea Uli Stielike, who told the Korea Times:
“I am curious how they will turn out in transfers this summer.
“I have some expectations that those players (who are not playing regularly) may have more opportunities in new teams. It is very important for them to play regularly.
“I think calling up players who have not played as regular members for about six months to the World Cup squad wouldn’t be appropriate.”
He has certainly heeded that warning. After being linked heavily with a move back to the Bundesliga throughout the summer, he has established himself at Tottenham.
Uli Stielike
He has played more regularly for Spurs and scored plenty more as well, with 18 goals in all competitions compared to the eight he grabbed last season.
Son is now looking like the player Tottenham hoped they were getting their hands on when they snapped him up from German football and is a popular member of the first-team at the club.
Stielike will undoubtedly be very pleased that his key man is back playing first-team football on a regular basis.
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