Europa League final: Son Heung-min happy to be Tottenham legend at last after Bilbao glory
South Korean achieves ‘what I’ve always dreamed for’ with victory over Manchester United in final
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min admitted he could now be called a “legend” after he achieved his dream of lifting silverware at the club following Europa League success on Wednesday night.
Brennan Johnson’s messy 42nd-minute finish proved enough to help Spurs down Premier League rivals Manchester United 1-0 in the final in Bilbao, Spain.
It earned Tottenham a first trophy in 17 years and ended Son’s own wait for cup glory after painful defeats in the finals of the Champions League and Carabao Cup during his 10 seasons in North London.
The South Korean had previously insisted he could not be listed among the club’s greatest players because of his lack of silverware, but Son told TNT Sports: “Let’s say I’m a legend. Why not?
“Only today! Seventeen years nobody has done it, so today let’s say, with amazing players, probably a legend of the club.