Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min following the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday May 11, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Mi, center, battles for the ball with Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi (left) and Chris Richards during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday May 11, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Duo detained as Spurs star Son Heung-min alleges extortion over woman’s pregnancy claims
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥 South Korean police said Thursday they are seeking to formally arrest two people who have been detained on suspicion of attempting to blackmail Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min following the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday May 11, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥 South Korean police said Thursday they are seeking to formally arrest two people who have been detained on suspicion of attempting to blackmail Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.
According to Korea鈥檚 Yonhap News Agency, the 32-year-old English Premier League star filed a complaint with Seoul police after allegedly being approached last June by a woman in her 20s who claimed she was pregnant with his child and demanded money to stay silent.
A man in his 40s was also apprehended on Wednesday.
鈥淭he police are currently investigating, so we will let you know the results as soon as they are available,鈥 the player鈥檚 agency, Son & Football Limited, said. 鈥淲e鈥檇 like to tell you that Son Heung-min is clearly the victim of this incident.鈥
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Son joined Tottenham in 2015 from Bayer Leverkusen and has scored 173 goals in 451 games for the north London club.
Still without a major trophy in his career, the South Korea national team captain is preparing to lead Tottenham in the Europa League final against Manchester United next Wednesday.
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