Seoul, South Korea – E no fit believe wetin dey happen! Son Heung-min, the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, don announce say him go pack him bag and leave the club after 10 long years wey e don dey shine for the team. This news na hotter than jollof rice for fans as dem dey prepare for him last game against Newcastle for him homeland this Sunday.
Son wey don score 173 goals and make 101 assists in 454 appearances since him join Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, don talk say e no easy to make this decision. ‘Na di most difficult decision I don ever make in my career,’ he talk, tears fit don dey gather for him eyes as him stand there with new manager, Thomas Frank.
As dem dey do pre-season tour for Southeast Asia, all eyes dey on Son as e go captain di team for him last game, and wetin fit be better way to close chapter than to play for him home fans. ‘Leaving this club as a grown man is a very, very proud moment,’ Son go continue.
Frank, wey just take over from Ange Postecoglou, don praise Sonny to high heavens, calling am ‘a true Spurs legend’ and ‘one of the greatest players to play in di Premier League.’ No be small tin o, as dem say if na the last game for Sonny, e go happen in front of him own people.
Son don carry di team on him back plenty times, especially when dem win di Europa League final against Manchester United earlier this year. But e don dey realize say after 10 years, na time to find new vibes. ‘I need a new environment to push myself,’ he go talk. Just like when dem change your favorite palm wine shop because e no dey serve your correct drink again.
As fans dey prepare for dis emotional farewell, many go dey wonder how dem go replace di man wey don dey score left, right, and center for dem. With him move to Los Angeles FC dey loom, e fit be say Son dey look for fresh challenge under di hot sun of America, where him go fit enjoy life as one of di most celebrated footballers in diaspora.
Son use dis chance thank all di fans wey show am love over di years: ‘I hope everyone can accept that and respect that,’ he say. Make we try and respect di decision, as na wetin dey best for him future as him don don achieve everything wey fit don achieve for Tottenham. No be every day person fit carry dem club like dat!
So, as di fans dey prepare to sip on di palm wine and toast to Sonny as e dey waka into di next chapter of him career, dem go surely miss him hustle for Tottenham. But no wahala, life go continue. Who sabi, maybe dem go find di next superstar wey go shine bright like Son one day.
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