'Unbelievably brilliant player': Gary Lineker wowed by £22m Spurs ace

Gary Lineker has described Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min as an “unbelievably brilliant player”.

The BBC Sport pundit was talking about the Spurs ace on the latest Match of the Day Top 10 Podcast.

The Match of the Day pundits were ranking the 10 greatest Premier League players to never win the title.

Son made the cut – no surprise really, given how incredible he has been in the top flight over the years.

The South Korea international joined Tottenham in 2015 from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported £22million fee.

Son has made 316 competitive appearances for Spurs, registering 121 goals and 71 assists.

He has also formed an incredible – indeed, almost telepathic – strike partnership with Harry Kane.

Son and Kane have combined for a record 37 Premier League goals.

“He’s just such a fabulous footballer”

Lineker was surprised not to see Son top the other MOTD pundits’ lists before waxing lyrical about the Spurs ace.

“One other player you both have in your bottom half is Son, Heung-Min Son,” Lineker said.

“I thought he might be higher, he’s been an unbelievably brilliant player.”

Micah Richards replied: “Yeah, he’s been class, but there are other players above him.

“In their hot spell, there were other players ahead of Son.”

Then Lineker said: “We spoke about him recently, he’s just such a fabulous footballer.

“He has such a great attitude and he’s incredibly gifted as well.”

Son really has been a joy to watch over the past seven years, a talented, hard-working and consistent player.

Tottenham have been lucky to have him and hopefully they can win silverware together in the next few years.