Son Heung-min looking forward to seeing what Brennan Johnson can do at Tottenham
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is looking forward to play with the club’s new signing Brennan Johnson (Zac Goodwin/.PA)
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min says he cannot wait to play with £47.5million deadline-day signing Brennan Johnson.
The two players could be in direct opposition on Thursday when Johnson’s Wales host Son’s South Korea in a Cardiff friendly.
After international duty, the pair are set to line up in the same side for the first time as Spurs seek to build on their promising start under Ange Postecoglou at home to Sheffield United on September 16.
“Brennan is another new player. He showed his quality last year at Nottingham Forest and I can’t wait to see him with my eyes,” Son said of his new team-mate who will be expected to fill some of the goals void left by Harry Kane’s summer exit.
“He’s a very good player and he has a very good talent. Welcome to Spurs! I can’t wait to play with him.
“It’s only been four games and we’re looking to keep going in a positive way with our new signing Brennan.
“When he comes to Spurs he wants to improve and go to the next step. He will feel the pressure but I can’t wait to have him in our team playing even better fast and attacking football.”
South Korea captain Son Heung-min, right, at a training session in Cardiff before his side play Wales in a friendly (Zac Goodwin/PA)
Son became captain of his country in 2019 and guided them to the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
He was handed the same role at Spurs following Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich last month.
“It’s a great honour and privilege to be captain for club and country,” said Son, who scored a hat-trick in Tottenham’s 5-2 weekend win at Burnley.
“Being a captain is not about words. It’s by actions.
“I have
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