The Beautiful End to a Decade of DevotionFew players in modern football transcend their clubs in the way Son Heung-min did with Tottenham Hotspur. His story is more

Thomas Frank predicted Heung-min Son would have “a beautiful ending to a beautiful story” - and so it proved. Son signed off from ten years at Tottenham on Sunday with an emotional friendly in front of 64,773 adoring fans in South Korea.

Son’s 173 Tottenham goals rank fifth all-time, and his 127 often pinpoint league strikes see him slide into the Premier League’s top 20 leading marksman. His legendary status was secured via a glorious finale in Bilbao, with Spurs’ Europa League success allowing Son to ride off into the Californian sunset, boasting a sense of fulfilment.