(Reuters): South Korean winger Yang Min-hyuk left Seoul for London on Monday to join To Tottenham Hotspur, a competitor in the English Premier League, in the middle of the current season, to join his international compatriot Son Heung-min.
Tottenham signed Young, a South Korean player, last July, with a contract extending until 2030.
The 18-year-old player was initially scheduled to join coach Ange Postecoglou’s team Next January but it has now arrived one month earlier than planned. Young admitted that he felt anxious before his 14-hour flight, but said he was looking forward to the opportunity to play Next to Tottenham captain Son, the most prominent athlete in his country and older than him by 14 years. Young suffered from insomnia because he spent the early hours of the morning watching Tottenham’s huge 5-0 win against Southampton in the English Premier League in a match that started at four in the morning, local Korean time South.
“I’m excited to join the club,” Yang told reporters at Seoul’s main Incheon Airport. “It will be an honor for me to play with Son and I will be grateful for this opportunity.”
Yang previously met Son last July when the young player faced Tottenham in a match A friendly match that brought together the most prominent stars of the Korean League with the London club.
“I would like to participate in a match before the end of the season and hope to score or assist a goal,” Young said. Because I joined the team midway through the season, I focused on rest and recovery, to stay healthy and fit Then move on.”
He added: “I personally feel ready (for my first participation in the English Premier League). “I will perform well there and I hope the fans will continue to support me.” !
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