Tottenham's new face, Solanke Expectations for the new 'Son-Ke' combination

Tottenham Hotspur's new striker Dominic Solanke

“It’s great that Solanke has signed with our team.”

The British media outlet The Standard reported on the 13th that Son Heung-min (32), captain of Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League (EPL), said this regarding the team’s recent acquisition of Dominic Solanke (27). Solanke, an English striker, is a player that Tottenham announced on their website on the 10th that they have signed a contract until 2030. Solanke, who

played for Bournemouth in the EPL last season, scored 19 goals in 38 league games, tying for 4th in individual scoring. In December of last year, he scored 6 goals and was selected as the EPL Player of the Month, the first in Bournemouth’s history and the first in his career. Last season, Son Heung-min scored 17 goals (35 games) in the league, ranking 8th in individual scoring.

Solanke also has a connection to Korea. In 2017, when England won the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Korea, Solanke won the Golden Ball (Most Valuable Player) award. At the time, Solanke scored four goals and led England to victory. Thanks to Solanke's performance, England won its first U-20 World Cup and its first FIFA tournament in 51 years. Tottenham, which had

been looking for a replacement striker since striker Harry Kane (31) transferred to Bayern Munich (Germany) in August last year, successfully strengthened its attack by recruiting Solanke, who had shown outstanding scoring ability at Bournemouth. According to the American sports media outlet 'The Athletic', Solanke's transfer fee was 65 million pounds (approximately 113.8 billion won), the highest transfer fee in Tottenham's history.

Solanke is a player with excellent link-up play with wingers and ability to press forward. The Athletic evaluated, “Solanke’s diligent movement at the front can help Tottenham’s wingers, including Son Heung-min, to penetrate efficiently.”

Last season, Son Heung-min played as a front-line striker to fill Kane’s gap. However, with the addition of front-line striker Solanke in the 2024-2025 season, he is expected to attack from the wing, his main position. Solanke said on the Tottenham club website, “Son Heung-min is a fantastic player. I have high expectations to be playing with such great players.” Kane, who showed fantastic chemistry with Son Heung-min at Tottenham and was called the ‘Son-Ke combo,’ also predicted that Solanke would be a great help to Tottenham. In an interview with British media outlet Sky Sports, Kane said, “Solanke is a great player,” and “He has great speed and I think he will fit well with Tottenham manager Anzhi Postecoglou’s tactics.” With the EPL 2024-2025 season opening on the 17th, Tottenham will begin the season with an away game against Leicester City on the 20th. 파워볼사이트