‘The fastest’: £22m Tottenham player hailed as the quickest in world football, he left defender baffled
Tottenham’s Heung-Min Son has been hailed as the fastest player in world football.
In fact, according to Luke O’Nien’s interview with FootballJoe, he has attempted to construct his ideal player, which consists of several qualities.
The Sunderland defender selected Lionel Messi for shooting and Kevin De Bruyne for passing; he selected the £22 million Tottenham player for pace.
The Sunderland ace describes Son as absurdly quick, saying that he has the fastest stepover he has ever seen. He also believes that he still doesn’t know how he managed to get away from him so quickly.
Heung-Min Son the fastest in the world
O’Nien spoke about the South Korean.
‘Pace?’ O’Nien was asked.
“I’m going with Son. He had the fastest stepover I’ve ever seen in my life, I still have no idea where he’s gone,” O’Nien said.
Rapid
O’Nien isn’t wrong, Son is one of the fastest players on the planet.
Even at the age of 31 now, he leaves defenders for dead time and time again as he gets in behind to score.
Son is able to show off his speed in Ange Postecoglou’s system more than ever, and to be honest, he seems like a nightmare to stop.
Although Son hasn’t had to play against O’Nien too frequently thus far in his career, most Premier League defenders have now had to put up with facing off against Son for the better part of a decade.
The attacker for Spurs is among the top players in the Premier League since he is not just lightning fast but also a lethal finisher.
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The Spurs star is now enjoying his time in the Premier League.
Under the direction of Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur has excelled this season. The club has not only improved results but also developed a distinct identity, something they have been lacking for some time.
With a game remaining, the Lilywhites trail Aston Villa by five points in the Premier League.
Premier League: Top 8 | |||
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Team | Played | GD | Points |
#1 Liverpool | 26 | 38 | 60 |
#2 Man City | 26 | 33 | 59 |
#3 Arsenal | 26 | 39 | 58 |
#4 Aston Villa | 26 | 21 | 52 |
#5 Spurs | 25 | 14 | 47 |
#6 Man Utd | 26 | 0 | 44 |
#7 Brighton | 26 | 8 | 39 |
#8 Wolves | 26 | 0 | 38 |
The Spurs faithful will fancy their chances of securing Champions League football, especially as they now have all their key players available once again and quality in backup if any setbacks do occur.
This just proves how Daniel Levy has recruited brilliantly recently, but there are still plenty of players that he’s signed in recent years who have simply failed to produce on the field.
What Spurs paid for Sergio Reguilon
Spurs sought a long-term partner for Sergio Reguilon’s left-back position in the summer of 2020. At the time, Sobhani, a journalist, said that Reguilon had a “promising future.”
After the full-back made an impression while on loan at Sevilla, where he played brilliantly in La Liga and helped the team win the Europa League, Jose Mourinho invested £32 million for him.
Reguilon replaced Ben Davies as the team’s starting left-back after 26 games played in his rookie campaign at Spurs.
Over those games, the Spanish ace picked up four assists and became known as an energetic, pacy defender who provided endless support at both ends of the field.
Reguilon kept his place in the starting XI in the following season, but this time he would operate in a left-wing back role under Antonio Conte, which suited his profile much better. The former Real Madrid prospect started 22 games, but that was the pinnacle of his Spurs career.
Sergio eguilon’s transfer value in 2024
Reguilon joined Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan last season with the intention of returning to Spain.
But the defender’s tenure under Diego Simeone was a nightmare; he started just two La Liga games, had two injuries, and spent fourteen games on the bench without seeing action.
In the latter half of this season, he was on loan at Manchester United, where he made twelve appearances. The 27-year-old is currently playing on loan for Brentford from Spurs once more. He is replacing the injured Rico Henry as the team’s first-choice left wing back.
The 5-foot-10 star’s lack of game time and unconvincing showings over the last few seasons have seen his estimated market value completely crash by £28m since his move to the Lilywhites, to the point where he is now valued at just over £4m according to CIES Football Observatory.
Spurs’ Lowest Valued Players | |
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Player | Value |
Ryan Sessegnon | £4m |
Dane Scarlet | £4m |
Fraser Forster | £4m |
Jamie Donley | £4m |
Sergio Reguilon | £4m |
Via CIES Football Observatory |
As you can see, this would place him as the team’s joint least valuable player and the least likely to have featured regularly in the Premier League this year among the Spurs players. In summary, he is considered to be on par with some of the club’s recent academy grads.
Reguilon’s transfer from Spurs has been a complete blunder, and with Destiny Udogie emerging as a major asset at left-back, it seems unlikely that the Spaniard will be able to turn around his career under Postecoglou.