‘Really special’: Mauricio Pochettino says £22m Tottenham player may just be his best ever signing

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Mauricio Pochettino has said that Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min could well be his best ever signing.

The former Spurs boss was speaking about the Lilywhites icon on BBC One (2/12/22, 14:40) on Friday.

Son has been a sensational player for Tottenham and South Korea over the years.

Pochettino brought him to Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 for just £22million.

Son’s Tottenham record reads 344 appearances, 136 goals and 76 assists.

In addition, the attacking ace captains South Korea, for whom he has made 107 appearances, scoring 35 goals.

On Friday, Son helped his nation reach the last 16 of the World Cup against all odds.

The 30-year-old provided the assist for Hwang Hee-chan to slot home against Portugal in injury time.

Speaking ahead of the match, Pochettino was asked whether he felt Son was his best ever signing at N17.

“Maybe, maybe no. Him, it’s possibly,” replied the Argentine.

Pochettino also said that Son is a “lovely, lovely, lovely guy, amazing.

“He is still a young kid, he is so so friendly. Great professional to work (with). He is a special guy, he is really special.”

Son may still have quite a few years ahead of him at the top level, but he’s already a legend for both Tottenham and South Korea.

The Taeguk Warriors reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2002 – could Son help get them just as far, or even further this year?

Croatia reached the final in 2018, so never say never.

And then, once Son is back at Spurs, can he help the north Londoners to silverware? A player of his quality certainly deserves to be lifting trophies.