Is this the first sign Tottenham are ready to sell Son Heung-min? | OneFootball

Tottenham are 15th in the Premier League table with no shot at qualifying for any sort of European competition in 2025/26, so, at this point, their entire season rests on beating Eintracht Frankfurt on the road on Thursday night with the current Europa League quarterfinal aggregate set at 1-1.

It has been far from a banner year from manager Ange Postecoglou, whose tenure at Tottenham will almost certainly end after two years. But it has also been far from a banner year for superstar forward Son Heung-min, who appears to be more on the bubble of the squad than ever before as the summer 2025 transfer window approaches.

Son will not be traveling with the rest of his teammates to the Deutsche Bank Park this week, as Postecoglou stated that he will be unavailable with foot pains that have been going on "for a couple of weeks".

Is Son Heung-min headed to the Saudi Pro League?

Many Tottenham fans aren't buying it. Why now? If this problem were going on for a few weeks, why bench the club's captain and best player before the crucial Europa League quarterfinal second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt instead of the first leg or the Apr. 6 game against Southampton? Is it because the foot wasn't so bad until now?

Son didn't play in the Wolves game, but that seemed to be more a rotational thing than a benching or an injury concern. Why not discuss that more extensively at that time instead of suddenly mentioning it now? Why not leave open the possibility of Son playing against Eintracht instead of outright making him a healthy scratch in such an important game? Is the foot injury reall that bad? Why is it in pain? What's the extent of the injury?

There is so much unanswered, and with apparent interest from Saudi Pro League clubs, you can't help but wonder if this decision to prematurely exclude Son from a must-win match is a sign that Tottenham are downgrading his importance and preparing for a future without him. It makes sense to start Mathys Tel in the Premier League going forward with nothing on the line, as Tel is very talented and hasn't been any worse than Son lately. Maybe Tel can be a future solution.

But Son could have still helped against Frankfurt and is one of the best Premier League players ever. Tottenham, though, may not be planning for a future with Son and may not even currently see him as a starter with how his performances have leveled off lately. At 32 years of age and in the midst of his worst season at the club, Son as a 50 million euro sale may be sounding more enticing to Tottenham than they'd have previously liked to admit.