Son Heung-min’s brilliant Tottenham career could have been cut short due to doubts over his finishing when he first joined the club.
That is according to Paul Mitchell, who worked as Spurs’ head of recruitment and analysis for two years during Mauricio Pochettino’s time with the club. Mitchell oversaw the signing of Son on a five-year contract for a fee of £22million from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2015.
The South Korean arrived on the back of 29 goals in 87 appearances for Leverkusen but initially struggled to make an impact at Tottenham. He was 23 years old at the time and managed just eight goals in 40 appearances during the 2015/16 season.
