Son Heung-min: Tottenham Hotspur trigger option to extend forward’s contract until 2026

Tottenham have activated the option to extend Son Heung-min’s contract by a further year until the summer of 2026.

The 32-year-old joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and has scored 169 goals in 431 appearances for the club.

The South Korea international has 125 goals and 68 assists in 320 Premier League appearances.

He was part of the Spurs team that reached the club’s first Champions League final in 2019 and helped them finish fifth in the top flight last season.

Tottenham sit 12th in the current campaign, with Son scoring five goals and registering six assists in 17 top-flight appearances.

The north London team made this announcement ahead of the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool at home on Wednesday.