It has been argued that Tottenham Hotspur may give Son Heung-min's club captaincy to another player.

This is an insulting plan. If this happens, it's like asking him to leave Tottenham.

British media 'Football Fancast' reported on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) that "Tottenham may replace Son Heung-min's captaincy with another member."

Tottenham appointed Son Heung-min as the club's new captain ahead of the opening of the 2023-2024 season. Son Heung-min, who is captain of the Korean national soccer team, will wear the captain's armband at Tottenham, and James Maddison and Christian Romero have been selected as vice-captain to assist Son.

When French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (LA FC), who had been the captain's armband for seven years since 2016, was classified as an out-of-power resource, and vice-captain Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich, there was no player to captain, Tottenham entrusted Son Heung-min, who has devoted himself to the team since 2015.안전놀이터

This makes Son Heung-min the 41st captain of Tottenham, founded in 1882. Not only that, but he is the first captain of a national team outside of the European continent.

Following Bobby Buckle's appointment as the first captain in 1882, Tottenham became the first non-England captain when English players such as Jack Joule and Stanley Briggs were selected as captains in 1897.

However, it was 132 years ago that players other than British nationality were allowed to have the left forearm armband. Up until 2014, there were 38 players for Tottenham, including 26 for England, seven for Scotland, three for Wales and two for Northern Ireland. This means that it would have been difficult to become a focal point for Tottenham unless they were from England.

Then, he picked France's national team Younes Kabul as captain in 2014, and two years later, he assigned the captain to French national goalkeeper Lloris to play for seven years. And Son Heung-min became the first non-European player to captain Tottenham. Tottenham will open a new era where an Asian man will serve as both coach and captain.

Wearing the captain's armband, Son immediately met expectations. Having led the team with skills and leadership both inside and outside the stadium, Son scored 17 goals and 10 assists in the Premier League last season, putting Tottenham fifth in the Premier League.

However, recently, a shocking claim came out that Tottenham was trying to give Son Heung-min's captain's armband to another player, drawing the attention of fans.

"Tottenham is likely to replace Son Heung-min's captaincy with another member who is not noticeable in the team," the media said. "Son Heung-min has not signed a new contract yet and has no will to share the future with Tottenham."

Son Heung-min's contract period was mentioned as the basis for the claim that Tottenham could replace the captain. "Tottenham has the option to extend Son's contract for another 12 months, which could keep him at the club until 2026, but his current contract is scheduled to expire in 2025," the media said.

"Tottenham is very likely to invoke a one-year extension option, but both supporters and club chiefs are hoping to sign a new long-term contract to allow Son Heung-min to stay at Tottenham longer," he added.

If a long-term contract is not reached between Tottenham and Son Heung-min in the end, Son Heung-min is likely to leave the team in the summer of 2026. In this case, the media expected Tottenham to appoint the team's main goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario as its new captain.

"If Son Heung-min leaves in 2026, Tottenham needs a new captain to replace Legend," the media said. "Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was impressive overall after moving from Empoli to Tottenham last summer, but he was once again criticized for lacking in set-pieces in the North London derby, where Tottenham lost 0-1 to Arsenal."

"According to Milan Live, Tottenham can make Vicario their future captain. This is similar to the way former No. 1 goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who has been captain for a long time, has been captain for many years," he said.

"The underrated Vicario is attracting Inter Milan's attention, and Inter Milan is considering Vicario as a replacement for Jan Zomer, but it will be a very difficult deal," he said. "Tottenham has absolute trust in Vicario and wants to make him the second Lloris, so we plan to give Vicario the captaincy during the future season."

Italian goalkeeper Vicario, who was born in 1996, is a new guardian that Tottenham recruited last summer. Tottenham brought Vicario, who played for Italy's Serie A Empoli during the 2023 summer transfer market, for 19 million euros (about 28 billion won).

Vicario, who has become Tottenham's new No. 1 goalkeeper, has lived up to his club's expectations. He has steadfastly defended Tottenham's goal by making fantastic saves until mid-season.