Everything you need to know about Heung-min Son's salary at Tottenham
South-Korea international Heung-min Son has been a fan favorite in the Premier League ever since his arrival at Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
Son formed a devastating attacking partnership with Harry Kane at Tottenham, regularly scoring and assisting. Since Kane's departure to Bayern Munich in 2023, Son has become the main man in attack for the London side, also inheriting the club captaincy from Hugo Lloris that same year.
Apart from being Tottenham's leader, he is also one of the club's top earners.
Exactly how much does the South Korean earn playing in London?
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Heung-min Son's wages at Tottenham in numbers
Under his current contract at Tottenham, Son earns £190,000 ($245,532) on a weekly basis, making him the highest-paid player at the club.
Meanwhile, the South-Korean's annual salary scales up to £9.8 million ($12.7m).
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Heung-min Son
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South-Korean
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£190,000
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$245,532
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£9,880,000
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$12,767,764
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Top earners at Tottenham
Son tops the charts as Tottenham's highest earner, followed by former Leicester man James Maddison in second place.
Meanwhile, German forward Timo Werner and Argentine center-back Cristian Romero are tied for the third and fourth spots.
Finally, rounding off the list in fifth place is former Juventus star Dejan Kulusevski.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Heung-min Son
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South-Korean
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£190,000
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$245,532
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£9,880,000
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$12,767,674
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James Maddison
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English
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£170,000
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$219,687
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£8,840,000
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$11,423,708
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Timo Werner
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German
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£165,000
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$213,225
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£8,580,000
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$11,087,717
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Cristian Romero
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Argentine
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£165,000
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$213,225
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£8,580,000
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$11,087,717
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Dejan Kulusevski
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Swedish
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£110,000
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$142,150
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£5,720,000
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$7,391,811
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Top 5 earners in the Premier League
Despite Son's high wages at Tottenham, he fails to make the top-five earners list across the entirety of the Premier League.
The top spot currently belongs to Manchester City's Erling Haaland as the highest-paid player in the league, followed by his team-mate Kevin De Bruyne in second place. Meanwhile, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah takes the third spot.
At number four is Manchester United midfielder Casemiro, while another City player, Jack Grealish, rounds off the list at fifth.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wage sin USD
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Erling Haaland
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Norwegian
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£525,000
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$678,444
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£27,300,000
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$35,279,099
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Kevin De Bruyne
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Belgian
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£400,000
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$516,910
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£20,800,000
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$26,879,314
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Mohamed Salah
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Egyptian
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£350,000
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$452,296
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£18,200,000
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$23,519,400
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Casemiro
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Brazilian
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£350,000
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$452,296
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£18,200,000
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$23,519,400
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Jack Grealish
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English
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£300,000
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$387,682
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£15,600,000
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$20,159,485
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Highest paid players in the world
Although the wages of the top-earners in the Premier League are astronomically high, none of them make the cut when it comes to the highest-paid players across the world. The list gets completely dominated by Saudi Pro League players.
At the top sits the never-aging Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Saudi Premier League side Al Nassr. At number two comes Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema, while Riyad Mahrez of Al Ahli makes an appearance at number three.
Meanwhile, Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list and fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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£3,224,935
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$4,166,513
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£167,696,622
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$215,658,680
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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£1,612,468
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$2,083,257
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£83,848,311
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$108,329,340
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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£841,708
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$1,087,460
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£43,768,818
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$56,547,915
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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£644,987
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$833,033
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£33,539,324
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$43,331,736
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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£559,526
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$722,890
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£29,095,364
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$37,590,281
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