​​The Evening Standard have revealed that Son Heung-min turned down the chance of moving to Liverpool and Manchester City to join Tottenham this summer.





It's thought that Son and the people around him have a very clear path outlined for his future - which also led to him not joining the North London club from Hamburg two years ago, believing that a move to a higher-standard Bundesliga team, in this case Bayer Leverkusen, would benefit him before he moved to England.





That same career plan inspired the move to Spurs, where it's thought that he has a better chance of playing week-in week-out under Mauricio Pochettino thanks to the side's weaknesses going forwards, rather than fighting off the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Jesus Navas at City.





A move to Liverpool would also be tricky with Jordon Ibe, Adam Lallana, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho all capable of holding down first-team positions out wide at Anfield, and all with more experience in England than Son.





Spurs, on the other hand, have problems on their flanks. Moussa Dembele and Nacer Chadli have been the men in possession this season, but neither has performed brilliantly, and Erik Lamela has frustrated Mauricio Pochettino to the point that he's been dropped from the team. A fresh face like Son's is almost guaranteed to get a go.





His other bonus at Spurs is his ability to fill in as a striker, even though it's not his preferred position. With Roberto Soldado's departure and Emmanuel Adebayor not being named in Spurs' squad, Harry Kane is the side's only senior forward, meaning that Son will get chances to play in his place when Kane is tired or injured.





It's thought that the lack of Champions League at football doesn't bother Son, as he's so confident that he'll earn a move to a top European club with his performances in the not-too distant future.





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