“He’s too good for his current club,” Mourinho says of his former player. “He could play for Liverpool.”

Son Heung-min, a former Tottenham player, is allegedly TOO GOOD for Spurs and ought to be playing for teams who are contending for trophies, such as Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea, according to Jose Mourinho.

Son, 31, joined Spurs for €30 million in 2015 and is soon to finish his ninth season there. He previously played for Bayer Leverkusen.

During his tenure in England, the South Korean captain has been one of the most reliable forwards in the Premier League, tallying 120 goals in the league and 163 goals overall for the Lilywhites.

Before Harry Kane came to Bayern Munich, he got along well with the captain of England. However, this season, he has assumed the role of goal scorer for Ange Postecoglou’s team.

Son, who is currently the club captain, has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season, including one at Anfield last week against the Reds. His boss has called him the best attacker in the division.

But like the majority of Spurs players, Son’s locker is devoid of trophies.

The Champions League final loss to Liverpool in 2018–19 was the closest he got to winning a championship. With Son in the lineup, Spurs also lost the 2020–21 EFL Cup final.

For a player of his ability, it’s a dismal return, since teams like City, Liverpool, and Chelsea have swept the titles during the nine-time Asian player of the year’s stay on these shores.

His former Spurs manager, Mourinho, concurs. The Special One identified the teams that would have been a better fit for Son, saying that he was a player who could “win titles.”

He told EA Sports FC Online, “I consider Son to be among the world’s best players.”

“It’s not disrespectful, of course, but maybe the Tottenham fans won’t agree with what I have to say. He could play for the finest clubs and win championships.

“He might be playing for Chelsea, Liverpool, or Man City in England. It can involve playing for a premier team overseas.

“He possesses the contemporary attacking player’s mobility. He has the ability to play from the sides, through the middle, wide, and inside. may be within.

Son nearly played for Jurgen Klopp in his Bundesliga days; the Liverpool manager acknowledged afterwards that he was passed over for a signing when he left Hamburg.

The attacker was worried that he might be switched around in Klopp’s squad, so he chose Leverkusen over his former team, Borussia Dortmund.