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| Son Heung-min was speaking at a news conference on Wednesday. Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images |
Son Heung-Min has said talks are yet to take place with Tottenham over a new contract and insisted he is only focused on winning his first trophy with the club.
The 32-year-old's deal expires at the end of the season, although a source has confirmed to ESPN that Spurs have an option to extend his existing agreement by an extra year to 2026.
Son stepped up to captain the side under Ange Postecoglou as Hugo Lloris fell out of favour and Harry Kane left to join Bayern Munich, but the South Korea international suggested there had been no progress over a fresh deal when speaking on Wednesday at a press conference ahead of Tottenham's UEFA Europa League opener against FK Qarabag.
"We haven't talked about anything yet," Son, who joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, said.
"It is very clear from me. I am very focused on this season. At this age, every second is like a goal, especially this season, we are in a lot of competitions, it feels like I am taking even more care about this.
"As I say, I am fully focused on this year and just want to win something that everybody at the club - the players, all around - deserves. That's what I'm working for. In the future you never know what will happen, but I will give everything for this club because it's been almost 10 years and I give everything. I still have a contract with the club which is the very important thing and I just want to give everything until my contract [expires]."
Son, who is yet to win any silverware with the club given Spurs' last trophy came in 2008, also weighed in on the debate around player welfare with the expanded Europa League format just one of several altered competitions placing greater demands on footballers.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson are among those to speak out against the volume of games elite players are now being asked to play, and Son said: "A lot of players came out and said the right things and I think it was very important. There are definitely a lot of games. As a football fan, you want to see quality of games, not as many games as possible. You don't want to see players struggling with injuries.
"There are a lot of games, a lot of travelling. We have to look after ourselves, which is sometimes very hard. Sometimes, mentally and physically you are not ready and then you go onto the pitch, the risk of injury is massive.
"We are not robots so I think we have to look after that, reduce the [number of] games definitely and playing a better quality of games should be the aim."
- James Olley, Senior Writer, ESPN FC
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