Son Heung-min's dad tells Tottenham star he needs "top club" to become "world class"

Son Heung-min's dad has urged his son to become a world-class player at "one of the world's top clubs" - throwing his Tottenham future in doubt.

Many critics would argue Son is already world-class player after a sensational season at Spurs. The South Korea international, 29, scored 23 Premier League goals to share the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah and help Antonio Conte's side finish fourth.

But Son is yet to win a major trophy at club level. The forward was part of the Tottenham squad that finished second in the Premier League in 2016-17. He also helped them reach the Champions League final in 2018-19 and the EFL Cup final in 2020-21.

"He must work harder and make more progress," Son Woong-jung - an ex-forward himself - told CGTN via GOAL. "If he is satisfied with what he has achieved now, crisis is on the way. He must always try to do better to stay in the best form, don't you think?

"Instead of being happy to stay where he is, I always want him to be 10 per cent better... he must be able to play a solid role in one of the world's top clubs. That's when he will become a world class player. He scored a lot of goals this year, but it doesn't mean he will do the same next year."

Tottenham can't be classed as one of the world's top clubs at this moment in time. They've only recently returned to the Champions League following a two-year exile and have won just two EFL Cups since 1991, lifting their most recent trophy in 2008.

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