Sometimes you come in after training, or after a game, when you've had a bad moment, and to have someone like him is very important. Sonny is this type of player. If you ask anyone, they'll tell you the same. He's a top man, a top player, a top human being." It's a very nice tournament and competition and every player wants to go to play there. I've played in the World Cup and Asian Cup and I haven't played in the Olympics. We'll see what happens." I see Sonny signing a new contract here, but I don't press for something to happen now because probably it's not the right moment.” He's always the first to arrive at the training ground. He's very focused on his job. He goes to the gym and does his own stuff before meeting up with all the squad," said the France midfielder.

In addition to his commercial success, Son has also been one of the Premier League's top performers over the past few seasons, winning the 2021/22 Premier League Golden Boot. He was named the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2019 and helped lead Spurs to a Champions League final appearance in 2019. At the start of this season, he wasn't at his best, and you could see on his face that he wasn't happy, but he's someone who never gives up," he said. He tries to improve himself, the players next to him, and the team as well. You can see during the game, he's always energetic. He's a winner and he always has that desire inside him." No matter what the scoreline is, or how the game's going, you just need one chance to fall to Sonny," said Winks. "He's clinical in front of goal, with his left foot and his right foot. His technical ability and his finishing is absolutely exceptional. That could perhaps explain why there have been times in the past when Son has shone brightly for Spurs but looked less happy when wearing the red, or whatever shade of the colour Nike insists on manufacturing, of the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists. The burden of expectations of an entire nation can be heavy and the 30 year-old often tries to do too much himself.Such accolades haven't come easily. When Son arrived in England, he needed a period of adjustment. Even as Tottenham challenged Leicester City for the title in his first season, before a late collapse saw them drop to third, he was in and out of the team, making just 13 league starts. BTS, or the 'Bangtan Boys', are a South Korean boyband sensation that has swept the world counting fans in their billions. I think he's become more clinical and more ruthless with his finishing," added the Spurs academy graduate. "The most important thing for Sonny is goals and assists. If the team wins but he doesn't get a goal or an assist, he's happy for the team, but he's not happy with himself. It's just that elite mentality he has."

How can you sign a new contract with a player? You don't know what is going to happen next season," Mourinho said in a press conference ahead of their top of the table clash with Liverpool in mid-December.In the midst of a global pandemic and Premier League football going ahead where it can, Son is focussed on the job at hand right now. Son Heung-Min played at Rio 2016, before the tournament he was excited by the chance to play at an Olympics. Perhaps there should be a conversation in South Korea. These past few weeks have highlighted how one player dominates the national team landscape to an extent that may not be healthy for a country that has long wrestled with the challenge of how to bridge the gap between being an Asian powerhouse and becoming an established global player. For the first time in years, since perhaps 2015 when he signed for Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen, Son was not looking like Son and nobody knew what to make of it. The sight of the forward on the bench as the game started on Saturday made headlines in north London and South Korea. But he is team captain, and loves playing for his country, and while he has not communicated a decision about the Olympics yet, hopes are high that he'll play in Tokyo. After the Olympics I was very upset. I was really down, because I played for my country and I wanted to get some medals for my country," Son later said.

Son's connection with Harry Kane is electric and that partnership has lit up the league, putting Tottenham among the contenders to lift the Premier League title under manager Jose Mourinho.It's a big honour to play with him and I really enjoy playing with him and it's been six years now playing together with him and we are understanding very very well, we know what we do. Kill them with success then bury them with a smile," goes one of Usain Bolt's most famous phrases, and that's the way Son goes about his business too.