Son Heung-min, who is also popular in Australia, even rejected a polite interview

British media outlet Sports Bible introduced Son Heung-min, who returns to Korea from Australia, politely declined an interview to the British media who visited Australia on the 24th (Korea time).
Son Heung-min flew back to Korea after a friendly match in Melbourne, Australia, at the end of the 2023-2024 season. After greeting Tottenham officials, when asked to interview them by the British media, which visited Australia just before leaving, Son politely refused.
Son Heung-min said, "Can't you let me go today? I always stopped and did interviews. Please let me go. I need to rest now. Thank you very much," and headed to the departure hall with a smile and waving hands.
The media praised Son Heung-min, saying, "Even after playing a friendly match in Australia three days after the end of the season, he politely refused the media's request in the most Son Heung-min-like way," adding, "It never changes."
Son Heung-min arrived at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of Sunday and expressed his gratitude to the fans who welcomed him, before taking a rest. It was a turbulent season. As such, it was not easy to come to Korea.
In the final Premier League match of the 2023-2024 season at Bremel Lane in Sheffield, England on the 20th, Son assisted Dejan Kulusevski's goal in the 14th minute of the first half, scoring 17 goals and 10 assists this season. If it were normal, he would have been on his way home after the final match, but this time he did not.
Tottenham chartered a plane from Sheffield to fly for 20 hours to Australia, which is 17,000 kilometers away. After arriving in Melbourne, eastern Australia via Sri Lanka, Tottenham had a friendly match with Newcastle United, the same Premier League club, at the Cricket Ground on Tuesday. In the match, which Tottenham lost 1-1 after penalty shootout, Son Heung-min was substituted after playing 61 minutes.
Son Heung-min has taken a step up to become a Premier League legend by achieving his third league 10-10 (17 goals and 10 assists) this season.
Son Heung-min, who had achieved 10-10 in the league for two consecutive seasons in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons, became the sixth-most league player in Premier League history, setting his third career record
Only Son Heung-min, Wayne Rooney, Mohamed Salah (five times), Erik Kantona, Frank Lampard (four times), and Didier Drogba (three times) have achieved "10 goals-10 assists" more than three times in their 32 years of Premier League history.
Son Heung-min, who became the first Asian player to score in the Premier League with 23 league goals in the 2021-2022 season, was sluggish due to sports hernia in the 2022-2023 season, but continued to score with 10 league goals and made a splendid comeback with 17 goals again this season.
In particular, Son Heung-min, who headed to Qatar in the middle of the season, participated in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup as the captain of the South Korean national soccer team and led the team. He failed to win the championship after losing to Jordan in the semifinals, but Son continued his skills in his team and tied the score when he played a full season at Tottenham in the 2020-2021 season.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min is waiting for the announcement of the list of South Korean national soccer teams led by interim coach Kim Do-hoon on the 27th. When he joins the national team, he will prepare for the 5th to 6th rounds of Group C of the 2026 FIFA North Central America (co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico) World Cup with Singapore at 9 p.m. on the 6th and China at 8 p.m. on the 11th. https://www.gwolf.info/