Tottenham Hotspur skipper Son Heung-min facing fresh fitness concern

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on matchday 12 of the Premier League. However, all was not merry for the Lilywhites as Guglielmo Vicario confirmed that he had undergone surgery for a broken ankle shortly thereafter while recently, another fitness concern has emerged about Son Heung-min following the match.

The South Korean international has played the full 90 minutes just once in his last four appearances for the club and looked a bit unhappy as he was taken off against the defending Premier League champions at the weekend. Former Tottenham scout Bryan King offered his verdict on the situation and had the following to say on the matter (h/t Tottenham Hotspur News).

“Son should be controlling the left-wing position. Spurs’ play is often disrupted with Son being substituted so frequently. I’m not sure he is 100 per cent fit at the moment. There is obviously something in question here. There was a period toward the end of the game against Manchester City where Son didn’t look entirely happy, while he was on the bench.”

Son has had a troubled start to the campaign and missed a few weeks of action earlier on. Ange Postecoglou has seemed reluctant in putting him back into the thick of action and it is perhaps right to understand the manager’s side given that Tottenham cannot afford to lose him again, especially with a busy run of fixtures coming up.

Muscular injuries can easily aggravate if a player and his manager does not pay close attention during recovery, which is particularly important for Spurs as Richarlison and Wilson Odobert have already struggled with similar issues for much of 2024/25. Son also played a couple of matches for South Korea on international duty and they have certainly not taken enough precaution before using the Tottenham talisman.

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With 10 fixtures coming the team’s way between now and the end of the campaign, it would be far from a surprise if Son is withdrawn from games if the situation is looking comfortably in Tottenham Hotspur’s favour. That has seemed to be the case in recent weeks, even against Man City as they were 3-0 up when Son was taken off.