Jamie O’Hara has told Tottenham Hotspur what they need to do with Heung-min Son this summer amidst interest from Saudi Arabia.
Based on the reaction on social media, one gets the feeling that Spurs fans are resigned to losing the South Korean this summer, even though he just became the first Tottenham captain since Ledley King to hoist silverware in Bilbao.
According to reports, Thomas Frank has given the green light for Tottenham to cash in on Son, with the Dane expected to make it clear to the forward that he will have a bit-part role if he stays at the club.
It has been claimed by several sources that Saudi clubs are willing to offer big money for Son, who turns 33 in a couple of weeks and has just a year left on his contract at Spurs.
Jamie O’Hara says time has come for Tottenham to part ways with Heung-min Son
O’Hara has now said that he would reluctantly let the long-serving Tottenham legend leave this summer if a decent offer comes Spurs’ way.
The former Spurs midfielder opined that it was time for the former Bayer Leverkusen man to drop down to a lower level, as he does not seem capable of dealing with the pace and intensity of the Premier League.
When asked if Tottenham should sell their captain, the pundit told FourFourTwo: “If a big opportunity came, I’d let him go. I think he’s come to his end in terms of being the top footballer he was, and maybe he needs to go to a bit of a slower league.
“The Premier League is too quick for him and he’s lost his legs a bit. He’s been an unbelievable servant to the club, but there are times when the game moves on.
“He’s a legend, I’d love him to stay at Tottenham and be the player that he was, but I just don’t know if I’m going to see that again, I don’t think he’s got that in him any more.”‘
O’Hara claims Son has lost one of his biggest strengths
O’Hara insists the Tottenham star no longer has the pace or the engine that he once did, and is unable to beat players like he used to a few years ago.
He suggested that Son needs to adapt his game if he is to continue playing at the highest level.
The 38-year-old added: “In the final, his legs were gone. I know he’d come back from injury, and it’s hard coming back from injury – I did it loads of times and it’s not easy.
“I feel for him, but he looks like he’s lost his legs and that happens to everyone. He needs the sharpness, the first two or three yards that he used to have. He’d push it past you and he was gone. Now, when you watch him play, he can’t do that.
“Ryan Giggs used to do that, bang, he was gone, he’d be sharp as anything, then when he got older, he had to change his game.
“He adapted because he couldn’t push the ball past people any more, he became a bit of a midfielder. Can Son do that? Can he adapt his game? You’ve got to learn to do things differently.”
