Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell recalls his days as Tottenham Hotspur‘s chief scout, who was criticized for pushing back to buy striker Son Heung-min from Unnamed. Leverkusen, 22 million pounds, but seven years have proven sharp.
Son in the summer of 2015 is not yet widely known. The more you hold South Korea’s instinct, you will be seriously skeptical, even the ‘ Golden Spikes ‘ football fans ufabet themselves used to insult them for being a pirated DVD seller.
But over time, developing the 30 – year-old to be stronger physically , mentally and emotionally until he was crowned the English Premier League’s top scorer in the 2021-22 season with Liverpool ‘s Mo Salah, returning a new contract until June 2025 .
Of course , Mitchell was delighted with Son and Spurs for proving to the industry that the buy – sell was worth it.
“ The first year I worked for Tottenham, I was criticized quite a bit. From many decisions in recruiting personnel , Case Sonny is the highlight ” An open mouth with ‘ Sky Sports ‘
“ It also made me learn that sometimes a good player needs time to prove it. ”
” They are all human beings , they have to settle down first , like Son , his record has been excellent since playing for Hamburg over Leverkusen . ”
“ that exists today because of the efforts of the scout team , personnel recruitment department Let’s help each other achieve results. Of course, the influence of the head coach adds to the continuous improvement. ”
“ Then I think together we have created one of the best players in the history of the English Premier League . ”
Son ‘s seven – year performance record is excellent , 131 goals , 73 assists from 324 games for Spurs, and his image is excellent both on and off the pitch.