The reason Tottenham believe they have found the next Son Heung-min in Yang Min-hyuk
Tottenham believe they could have another star on their hands in Yang Min-hyuk as they dip into the transfer market for a teenager South Korean fans and the club hope will become the next Son Heung-min.
Spurs have already had two 18-year-old new arrivals worth almost £50m between them arrive at the club this summer in Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall. Now another will put pen to paper as the club look set to sign Yang from K League side Gangwon in a deal which will see the winger officially arrive in the January transfer window, a couple of months after the end of the Korean league season.
In the latest episode of their podcast Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham, our Spurs correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest discussed the transfer with Alasdair out in Tokyo to follow the north London club’s pre-season tour to Japan and South Korea. Friend of the show and Korean football expert Sungmo Lee delivered his opinion on Yang, which the duo spoke about in the latest episode.
“Yang Min-hyuk is the best young player in the K League right now, and most significantly, he’s still a high school student,” said Sungmo. “His talent was so exceptional so his club Gangwon proposed the professional contract to a high school student which was the first ever case in K League’s history.
“He showed great performances in K League this season, winning the ‘young player of the month’ award three times in a row from April to June. He is a great dribbler but also possesses great finishing skills which makes Korean fans hope that he can become the next Son Heung-min, especially if he joins the same club with Son in Tottenham.”