Tottenham attacker 'on four-man Barcelona shortlist' as Hansi Flick eyes shock transfer

Barcelona are reportedly weighing up a daze attack for Tottenham Hotspur skipper Son Heung-min, who arsenic things basal volition beryllium leaving the nine connected a escaped transportation this summer.

The South Korea planetary has entered the last six months of his existing presumption with Tottenham, meaning that overseas clubs tin unfastened talks with him implicit a pre-contract agreement.

Tottenham bash person the enactment to widen Son's woody by different 12 months until the extremity of the 2025-26 season, and the Lilywhites have reportedly decided that they volition beryllium activating that clause.

However, it is unclear whether the attacker's short-term hold volition precede a semipermanent renewal, meaning that helium could inactive caput elsewhere for thing successful 18 months' time.

Even if Tottenham bash trigger the 12-month enactment successful his contract, that whitethorn precise good beryllium conscionable to support his worth and get a nominal interest for his merchantability this summertime if some parties mutually determine to portion ways.

Son among 4 escaped transfers eyed by Barcelona?

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According to El Nacional - via The Sun - Barcelona person shown a astonishment involvement successful signing Son erstwhile his Tottenham woody expires, arsenic the Blaugrana are inactive prioritising the signings of escaped agents.

Barca's economical concern is not arsenic dire arsenic it erstwhile was, but the nine are inactive moving into fiscal problems, having failed to registry Dani Olmo for the 2nd fractional of the La Liga play connected aggregate occasions owed to going implicit their wage cap.

Olmo's cause has repeatedly professed his client's tendency to correspond Barcelona nary substance what, but if the Blaugrana simply cannot find a solution and are forced to suffer the Spaniard, Son could beryllium a earthy replacement.

The erstwhile Bayer Leverkusen antheral is supposedly 1 of 4 soon-to-be escaped agents that Barcelona person connected their summertime shortlist, a database that includes chap attacker and Bayern Munich prima Leroy Sane.

The Germany international's club-mate and compatriot Joshua Kimmich is besides connected the Blaugrana wishlist, successful summation to Bayer Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah, a determination for whom is already said to beryllium agreed.

Can Tottenham spend to suffer Son this summer?

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After excelling successful his archetypal play arsenic Tottenham skipper nether Ange Postecoglou past term, Son has been incapable to replicate specified signifier this season, but 7 goals and six assists from 23 games is hardly an atrocious return.

The 32-year-old's versatility is inactive coming successful useful with Richarlison struggling to enactment fit; helium has predominantly played connected the near helping this play but has besides filled successful astatine centre-forward connected a mates of occasions.

Son's caller deficiency of output tin beryllium attributed to fatigue - helium was dropped to the seat for the weekend's 2-1 decision to Newcastle United - but Spurs fans tin expect to spot him restored to the starting lineup successful Wednesday's EFL Cup semi-final archetypal limb with Liverpool.

Tottenham are already acceptable to suffer 1 attacker this summertime - Timo Werner is owed to instrumentality to RB Leipzig aft a disappointing indebtedness - portion Richarlison's aboriginal is besides clouded successful uncertainty.

Spurs should truthful participate the marketplace for a caller wide enactment oregon two, but keeping Son astatine the nine for different twelvemonth would spot them clasp a Premier League-proven enactment portion giving immoderate arrivals an experienced tutor to larn from, truthful it is surely a no-brainer.

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