South Korean winger Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur revealed that he was a Manchester United fan since childhood, mainly because of the former Legendary Park Ji-sung of South Korea who played under Fu Jue. Unfortunately, now that Son Heung-min has transferred to the Red Devils, there is basically no possibility.
Park Ji-sung, 40, played more than 200 games for Manchester United between 2005 and 2012, where he won four Premier League titles, one Champions League and other cup trophies to help Fu Jue achieve great success, and his personal highlights, including freezing Messi's elimination of Barca, reached the Champions League final.
When Park Ji-sung joined Manchester United, Son Heung-min was only 13 years old at the time and had not yet traveled to Germany. Asked which team he supported as a child, Son Heung-min, 29, said: "Manchester United, because Park Ji-sung was playing there. In South Korea, he is a national hero, and everyone says he has two hearts. He was my national hero and my good friend. He opened the door to Europe for Korean players and he gave us hope and opportunity."
Park Ji-sung once set off a Red Devils boom in South Korea that year, and most fans supported Manchester United. However, times are different, and Son Heung-min's Tottenham Hotspur has replaced Manchester United as the most supported Premier League team supported by Korean fans.
As a Tottenham player, Son Heung-min said that he is no longer a Manchester United fan. "It's not easy, you know, Park Ji-sung was the first person to play in the Premier League. So I supported Manchester United at that time, but I can't do it now!" Sun Xingyu explained.
Not only that, but during his time at Tottenham, Son has scored a number of goals in the Manchester United goal he supported as a child, including a two-plus assist last season in a 6-1 win at Old Trafford.
Son Xingyu chose to renew his contract with Tottenham Hotspur for four years in July, and was questioned by the celebrities for lack of ambition, but he was convinced that he could win the title in North London. But his realization of the "child's dream" is basically out of the picture, because Manchester United now has plenty of wingers, Rashford, Sancho, Mason Greenwood, Amad Diallo and others, it is impossible to spend a lot of money to bring in Son Heung-min from Tottenham.
United's goal in next summer's transfer window has been locked in the two major positions of midfielders and centre-forwards. Among them, Leicester City's Belgium international Tillemans and Borussia Dortmund's England international Bellingham, who just scored a pass in the Champions League, are the two most recent candidates to enter the transfer rumors.
In this weekend's Premier League, Spurs will play Chelsea after Manchester United's game against West Ham, and Son May be able to help the team he supported as a child in another way. Due to an injury to his calf on the international matchday, Son Xingyu did not have the opportunity to participate in the last round of the Premier League, and the previous victory of Tottenham Hotspur played one less person, and finally lost 0-3 at the feet of Crystal Palace, achieving manchester United's Premier League summit.
If Son Heung-min and teammate Eric Dyer can return to play Chelsea this Sunday, there is a chance to help the Red Devils and block the Blues at home, Tuchel's team is currently exactly the same as Manchester United's points and goal difference. Interestingly, Dale is also a player who has supported Manchester United since childhood, and has been the new center-back of Manchester United that Mourinho has tried to bring in in the past, but like Son Heung-min, the England international may not be able to join Manchester United again, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer currently has enough centre-backs and no longer needs reinforcements.