Son Heung-Min, a star for South Korea, has been named the new captain of Tottenham Hotspurs.

 

Tottenham Hotspurs will have a new manager.

Son Heung Min served as the ship’s skipper.

after approval from the manager Ange

Postecoglou.

 

The 31-year-old attacker has a wealth of

captaincy experience at international level

with South Korea, for whom he has 111

caps.

Former captain Hugo Lloris is set to depart

after eleven years at the club while co-

captain Harry Kane who is England’s

skipper, has left for Bundesliga side Bayern

Munich.

The club and new head coach Ange

Postecoglou have opted for Son to take on

the role, while summer signing from

Leicester City James Maddison and defender

Cristian Romero will be vice-captains.

The trio are seen as good characters with an

optimism they will now bring an improved

spirit and help the club achieve progress

and success.

Postecoglou had talked up Son’s credentials

during the club’s pre-season tour.

“I’m looking forward to working with him,”

Postecoglou said. “He’s another one that I

think shows real leadership qualities.

“I look at him and he’s pretty much a

conduit for the whole squad. He mixes in all

groups. I don’t think it’s just because he’s

popular. What he’s done in the game he has

a certain standing in the game.

“It’s good to see that influence on the group.

He’s got a massive influence on the group

which doesn’t surprise me because I know

he’s a leader for his nation and he’s been an

icon for his nation for a long time.

“He carries that really well for someone

who has been in the spotlight for that long.

He has enormous respect among the

players.”

Tottenham kick off their 2023/2024 Premier

League campaign against Brentford on

Sunday.