Tottenham hatch transfer plan for Son Heung-min replacement after £100m ENIC decision

Tottenham have identified Brentford winger Kevin Schade as their potential Son Heung-min transfer replacement, according to latest reports. The South Korea international, who culminated a staggering 10 years at the club by winning a trophy, departed this past summer to join MLS side Los Angeles FC.

Attempts were made by Spurs to sign a permanent replacement immediately with Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo linked before a move for Manchester City star Savinho was actively pursued, though that switch did not materialise.

Randal Kolo Muani was brought in on loan from Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day, but he has played just 13 minutes due to injury. The Frenchman played a half of football on Friday in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Watford.

Wilson Odobert looks to be Thomas Frank's chosen left-winger currently, but a new addition is seemingly still wanted - judging by a transfer update from Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg.

He wrote on X: "EXCL | Tottenham are among the teams closely monitoring the development of Kevin #Schade. The 23 y/o left winger is under contract with Brentford until 2028, and #Tottenham have shown interest in a potential transfer in the summer of 2026. One to watch this season — he is currently part of the German national team."

Schade has only managed one Premier League goal this season, but it is fair to say he is now part of a very different Brentford attack after both Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo departed the club for Newcastle United and Manchester United, respectively, this past summer.

Since moving to the Premier League, the German forward has picked up 20 goal contributions from a total of 82 appearances.

Given the output Son was able to maintain over a prolonged period, it is not quite the dream replacement, especially after a cash injection.

As confirmed in a club statement, the Lewis family "through ENIC Sports & Development Holdings Ltd (“ENIC”), injected £100 million of new capital into the Club."

Since leaving Spurs, Son has been in great form with eight goals and two assists arriving from his opening 10 games. He is certainly taking in all the new experiences since moving to the United States, with that continuing in his visit to watch the LA Rams in action at the SoFi Stadium last weekend.

In a video uploaded to their social media account, he said: "I've never seen a better stadium than Tottenham, but this one....So much better."

Despite scoring some memorable goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it is understandable that he made such a claim with the SoFi Stadium quite the spectacle.

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