Son Heung-min is expected to play in Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League final against Manchester United next week, hoping to replicate Harry Kane and win his first professional trophy.
Kane departed Tottenham in 2023 as the club’s record goalscorer without compensation, and he eventually broke his drought this season as Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga.
Son, who developed a lethal connection with Kane for a decade at Tottenham, trained on Monday after coming off the bench against Crystal Palace the day before. He has been dealing with a foot issue.
“It comes down to getting him ready to play and then making a decision,” Postecoglou told Monday’s club training ground reporters. “That’s it.
“I know finals have moments and players who can change it, but it takes a team effort. Teamwork will matter more than individual performance on the day.”
Like Kane, the England striker was rushed back for Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League final in 2019 following an ankle injury but appeared rusty and ineffective.
Son and Ben Davies are the only remaining players, so if Son is on fire, Tottenham can break a 17-year trophy drought. He is a catalyst for the team, Postecoglou remarked, ranking fifth in club history with 173 goals.
“We’ve still got sort of eight or nine days to go and a game on Friday where we can build him up,” Postecoglou.
“He’s been a big catalyst this year and understands probably better than most what a trophy would mean for this football club and for him personally because he’s had an unbelievable career here in which he’s done just about everything apart from the key bit, that silverware that every player craves.”
