- Title: Yang Min-hyeok heads to London, says 'honour' to play with Spurs' Son
- Date: 16th December 2024
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 25, 2024) (REUTERS) SON HUENG-MIN WALKS OUT TO TRAINING PLAYERS RUNNING SON RUNNING CLOSE-UP ANGE POSTECOGLOU AT TRAINING SESSION LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (APRIL 19, 2021) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM ON TOTTENHAM HIGH ROAD SIGN READS "TOTTENHAM EXPERIENCE" EXTERIOR OF STADIUM/ SIGN READS "TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR" / SIGN READS "ESTABLISHED 1882"
- Embargoed: 30th December 2024 12:27
- Keywords: South Korea Tottenham soccer
- Location: INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA; LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
- City: INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA; LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA002744916122024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY IN SECTION FILMED AT INCHEON AIRPORT
South Korean winger Yang Min-hyeok departed Seoul for London on Monday (December 16) to join Tottenham Hotspur, where he will link up with fellow international Son Heung-min.
Spurs signed Yang from Gangwon FC in July on a contract valid until 2030. The 18-year-old was initially set to join Ange Postecoglou's side in January but is now arriving a few weeks earlier than planned.
The teenager played in all 38 league matches in 2024, scoring 12 times as Gangwon finished runners-up in South Korea's K League 1.
Yang conceded he felt anxious before his 14-hour flight but shared his anticipation at the chance to play alongside Tottenham captain Son, the most popular sports figure in his home country and 14 years his senior.
Struggling to sleep, he spent the early hours watching Spurs' dominant 5-0 Premier League victory over Southampton, which kicked off at 4 a.m. Monday in South Korea.
"I am excited to be joining the club. It would be an honour to play with Son and I would be grateful for that opportunity," Yang told reporters at Incheon International Airport in Seoul.
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