Although Rodrigo Bentancur, a teammate, is a South Korean forward, Son Heung-min, the captain of Tottenham, has shown his “love” for him despite the midfielder’s purportedly racist remarks last summer.
The FA accused the Uruguayan international of misbehaving during a media interview last Thursday. Bentancur, 27, is said to have responded, “Sonny’s?,” to a question from the host of a Canal 10 show in June when she was requested to display the shirt of a Spurs player. Since they are all alike, it might also be Sonny’s relative.
Although Bentancur quickly expressed regret for the “aggravated breach,” he faces a six-to twelve-match suspension if an independent regulatory commission panel supports the FA’s allegation.
Before Thursday’s Europa League home match against Qarabag, Son stated, “I can’t say much about it right now because of the FA process.” I adore Rodrigo, though, I adore him. We started playing together when he joined [in January 2022], and we have many happy moments together. He was aware. As soon as we were on vacation, he apologised. I was in my house. I was completely unaware of what was happening. He wrote me a lengthy message, and you could tell it was written with love.
“He felt incredibly sorry when we returned for preseason, and he nearly started crying when he expressed his regret both publicly and privately.” He felt a deep sense of regret. Since we are all fallible human beings, we all learn from our mistakes.
Son and Ben Davies are the only two members of the Tottenham team who survived to play in the Champions League final in 2019. After losing to Liverpool in Madrid, the team has now gone 16 years without a title, but Son is keen to change that this season.
Yes, receiving a trophy is a dream come true. This cannot be concealed. We strive towards it,” Son remarked. Of course, we’re searching for a new, major tournament that everyone wants to win. It will be difficult since there will be fierce competition, many games, and a lot of travelling, which will make it much more difficult. We simply need to be prepared and approach the competition with seriousness since it’s a huge one.
As Son approached the last 12 months of his current Spurs contract, he also gave some thought to his contract status. The club is said to intend to exercise its option to extend his tenure by an additional year.
Son stated, “We haven’t talked [about] anything yet.” “It was extremely evident to me that this season, I am very focused. All I want is to win something that these players, this club, and everyone else in this room deserve. That is my goal in this work.
Before their opponents from Azerbaijan arrived, Ange Postecoglou said his team was “looking good” and had no fresh injuries after their victory over Brentford the previous Saturday.
