Heung-Min Son to leave Tottenham Hotspur after 10 years

South Korea international Heung-Min Son has shockingly announced that he will leave Tottenham Hotspur in the current transfer window.

The forward joined the English side from German club Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, will wear the white jersey for the last time on Sunday when Tottenham faces Newcastle United in the pre-season.

With new Spurs manager Thomas Frank sitting by his side in a press conference, the 33-year-old said, “Before we start the press conference, I just want to share the information that I’ve decided to leave the club in the summer.

“And respectfully, the club is helping me with my decision.

“So I just want to share this information before we start the press conference.”

The winger added: “It was the most difficult decision of my football career.

“I’ve been here ten years at a beautiful club with beautiful fans, and have had such amazing memories.

“And after all that, it was so hard to make this decision. But as I said, I feel like I need a new environment and to push myself.

“And to get more of me, I feel like I need a little bit of change. Ten years is a lot of time when you’re thinking about it.

“So and I came to London as a kid. 23 years old, a very young age, and a young boy came to London who didn’t even speak English.

“And [I’m] leaving this club as a grown man. This is a very, very proud moment.

“So I just wanna say thank you to all of the Spurs fans that gave me so much love.

“I felt like it was my home. But yeah, it was, it was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made.”

The South Korea superstar is a legend in the English game after enjoying an incredible decade with Spurs, where he helped the club end a 17-year wait for a trophy, where they defeated Manchester United in Bilbao in the UEFA Europa League finals.

Son has made 454 appearances so far for the club, scoring 127 goals in the English Premier League.