Tottenham Hotspur captain, Son Heung-min has announced his intention to leave the club this summer.
Son arrived at Tottenham in August 2015 from Bayer Leverkusen and has since gone on to score 173 goals and contribute 101 assists in 454 appearances, and was part of their title-winning Europa League squad last season.
The 33-year-old has however decided to leave after discussion with new Head Coach, Thomas Frank and the pair together announced his exit in their press conference ahead of a pre-season friendly against Newcastle United in Seoul, South Korea, led by Son.
“Before we start the press conference, I wanted to say I have decided to leave the Club this summer. Respectfully the club is helping me with this decision.
“It was the most difficult decision I have made in my career. Such amazing memories. It was so hard to make the decision.
“I need a new environment to push myself. I need a little bit of change – 10 years is a long time. I came to north London as a kid, 23 years old, such a young age. I leave this club as a grown man, a very proud man.
“I want to say thank you to all the Spurs fans for giving me so much love. I hope the goodbye is also good timing and this is the right time to make that decision. I hope everyone can accept that and respect that.”
Frank added: “For me, personally, I would have loved to have worked with this fantastic person and player. He is a true Spurs legend in every aspect, one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League.
“It is never easy to find the perfect timing and me coming in from the side, it makes it a bit easier to end on a high.”
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