Son Heung-min will lead Tottenham Hotspur out in the Europa League final, but the attacker is also dealing with a police investigation after he alleged a woman had attempted to blackmailed him
Tottenham skipper Son Heung-min has reportedly submitted a complaint to South Korean police over a woman he alleges blackmailed him with a false pregnancy claim. Son has spent a decade at Spurs and was named captain in the wake of Harry Kane’s move to Bayern Munich in 2023.
This season he has captained them to the final of the Europa League, though they have plummeted down to 17th in the Premier League. The 32-year-old does not have a wife or any known children.
He has previously hinted he did not want to have kids until he retired, telling The Guardian in 2019: “I want to make sure that while I play at the top level, football can be number one.”
But according to the Korean Times, Son submitted a complaint to South Korean Police alleging a woman in her 20s attempted to blackmail him by falsely claiming she was pregnant with his child.
The Gangnan Police Station in Seoul confirmed on Wednesday that it had ‘booked’ the woman, along with an alleged accomplice in his 40s on charges of blackmail. They revealed Son submitted his complaint on May 7 and subsequently began an investigation.
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According to Son’s legal team, the woman falsely claimed in June 2024 that she was pregnant and demanded large sums of money in return for not going public. It is claimed that investigators believe the suspects continued to seek additional payments totalling tens of millions of won even recently.
One British pound is worth roughly 1,850 South Korean won. Police said they are questioning those involved to determine the exact circumstances of the case.
Son meanwhile is attempting to put his full focus into the upcoming final. The final will take place in Bilbao next Wednesday, with Spurs looking to win their first trophy since 2008.
“I don’t really listen to the outside noise, I know my quality, I know my ability,” Son told TNT Sports. “I’ve been here 10 years, very consistent, and people can say what they want, but they don’t see how I work, how I grow up, and I still think that I have a quality, that I have no doubt.
“I’m concentrating on my job, I’m concentrating on my training session, I’m concentrating on my game. I care about my team-mates and my staff, that they’ll be successful because they work hard.
“The 10 years have been fantastic [but] obviously missing something. When you’re thinking about the puzzle, [it is] just missing one piece that makes the perfect puzzle. So I can make it this year, next Wednesday.
“The boys want to win something for me, I can see that, I feel it, and I really, really appreciate that and also the fans. But for me, I think it’s not all about me, I want to do it for them. I want to do it for the team, the staff and the fans.”
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