Yang: Tottenham sign South Korea prospect who could emulate ‘outstanding’ Son

Tottenham will motion 18-year-old South Korea younker world winger nan Min-Hyeok connected a five-year woody from Gangwon FC successful January.

The woody ends speculation linking Spurs, who are astir to look an XI from nan K League top-flight successful which nan has flourished, pinch nan 2023 Under-17 Asian Cup runner-up.

“I’m good alert of nan value of nan K League,” Spurs head Ange Postecoglou said erstwhile he was asked whether nan was astir to motion earlier this week, adding that a imaginable woody was “difficult for maine to discuss”.

“When I was astatine Celtic, we were looking to bring complete astatine slightest a mates of Korean players astatine nan clip and I deliberation they’ve brought a mates over.

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024

“We’re perpetually looking. I spent adjacent to 4 years successful Japan. I loved my clip present and I really deliberation nan J League is simply a title that ranks, isolated from possibly nan large 5 aliases six leagues successful Europe, successful value pinch different leagues.

“I really judge that Japan is producing immoderate world-class players who are already making their people connected nan Premier League. We seen [Kaoru] Mitoma spell to Brighton and nan Premier League and do fantastically well. I took 3 aliases four, possibly more, players to Celtic and they’re each making an impact.”

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024

South Korea skipper Son ‘outstanding’

South Korea’s astir high-profile player, Son Heung-min, has been important for Spurs since joining from Bayer Leverkusen successful 2015, scoring 162 goals successful 408 appearances.

“They ‘ve made a awesome effect successful Europe, a batch of Korean players – nary bigger and nary amended than our ain Sonny,” said Postecoglou.

“He’s conscionable an outstanding subordinate and an outstanding person. He’s nan skipper of our club… we’re ace happy to person him astatine our shot club.”

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 28, 2024

Yang Min-Hyeok stats

Yang came done nan younker ranks astatine Gangwon and has started each 25 of their convention matches this season, producing 8 goals and 4 assists.

That has included 3 goals and an assistance successful his past 2 matches for nan subordinate who has represented his state astatine Under-16 and Under-17 level, travelling to nan FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

Tottenham caput to nan Seoul World Cup Stadium for matches against nan K-League line-up connected Wednesday and Bayern Munich connected August 3 (both 12pm).