SPURS SEEK TO TIE DOWN FREE-SCORING SON

TOTTENHAM will turn their attentions to securing the futures of their current squad, with Son Heungmin set for a new contract. Spurs navigated a successful transfer window, signing seven first-team players — culminating in last Thursday’s capture of

Wales central defender Joe Rodon from Swansea. The club will now focus on trying to renegotiate the contracts of their first team, with extending Son’s deal understood to be a priority. The 28-yearold Korean’s importance to Tottenham has been underlined in recent weeks. Son has scored eight goals in seven games this season and 18 since Jose Mourinho was appointed in November 2019. Son is also important to

Tottenham’s lucrative commercial strategy, given his iconic status in south-east Asia. He will enter the final two years of his contract at the end of this season. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy tries not to allow key players to enter the final two years of their playing deals, to avoid losing them on free transfers. The forward currently earns in the region of £150,000 a week, but can expect a big pay rise. The futures of Serge Aurier and Erik Lamela, whose contracts expire at the end of next season, are also likely to be discussed in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Mourinho will today address his squad for the first time since he called them ‘not psychologically strong enough’ after they squandered a three-goal lead in the final 10 minutes against West Ham on Sunday.