Tottenham Hotspur confirm £22m Son Heung-min signing

Spurs confirm £22m Son Heung-min signing

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Bayer Leverkusen forward Son Heung-min subject to a work permit and international clearance.

South Korean international Son, 23, has signed a five-year contract after joining the club in a deal thought to be worth £22m.

The forward, who will wear the No.7 shirt, made 78 appearances and scored 20 times for Hamburg before joining Leverkusen in June 2013, where he went on to score 29 times in 87 games.

Son becomes the latest in a long line of South Koreans to have graced the Premier League, including Park Ji-sung, Ki Sung-yeung, and Lee Chung-yong.

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