Danny Mills thinks Son Heung-min might be delaying talks of a new Spurs’ deal deliberately while he puts himself in the window to get a better deal elsewhere.
The South Korean has emerged as one of Tottenham’s most important players in recent seasons.
His partnership with Harry Kane has blossomed in this campaign as they become one of the deadliest attack partnerships in Europe.
But his contract is running down and he needs to be given a new one as soon as possible.
The club remains confident that he will sign, but the attacker recently said it made little sense to talk about contract renewals at a time like this.
This statement could mean that he is not eager to be committed to Spurs, especially as they struggle to qualify for Europe ahead of next season.
Mills thinks Son could leave and move to a top club, but the proper thing to do is to tie him down to a new deal as fast as possible.
He then suggests that the Korean might be the person delaying the signing of a new contract and not the club hesitating about offering one to him.
He said to Football Insider: “If Tottenham are struggling because of covid then everybody else is going to be struggling.
“I know the stadium was going to be used for other events and that was going to be a huge source of revenue for them but that will come back. That’s not going to be a massive issue.
“Where does Son go? He’ll have to go to a top club and they’re going to have to pay top dollar and do they have the money?
“If I was Tottenham I’d be trying to tie him down immediately because I think he’s a fantastic player, he’s exceptional. His work rate, his levels of consistency. He seems like the type of person that everybody would want. If I was Tottenham I’d get him signed up sooner rather than later.
“Maybe it’s him that’s being patient. Maybe he’s had a look at it and thought ‘You know what, I’ll get some offers and there’s plenty of time, no rush. I’ll just wait and see what happens.’”
