With the start of the new English Premier League (EPL) season just one day away, South Korean soccer icon Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) has been touted as a top scorer. Opta, a soccer statistics and records company, named 11 players who could challenge for the EPL’s top scorer title in the 2023-2024 season on Tuesday (local time).Opta identified five first-tier candidates, including last season’s top scorer Elling Holland (Manchester City), who has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich (Germany), where Kim Min-jae plays, and Son Heung-min’s teammate Kane. Muhammad Salah (Liverpool), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), and Callum Wilson (Newcastle) also made the list .He then named six more players to challenge them, including Son Heung-min .Alexander Isaacs (Newcastle), Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Rasmus Hoilett (Manchester United), and Nicola Jackson (Chelsea) were also mentioned .Referring to Son, Opta said: “Heung-min was not at his best in the 2022-2023 season. After being joint top scorer with Salah in 2021-2022, he only scored 10 goals in the regular season,” he said.” But his quality (as a top scorer) is undeniable. With Kane’s departure, he will have more responsibility to shoulder,” adding that he could return to his 2020-2021-2021-2022 form under manager Enzi Postecoglou, who favors attacking football. Kane, who has been partnered up front with Son Heung-min at Tottenham since the 2015-2016 season, is closing in on a move to Munich .According to The Athletic, negotiations between the two clubs have been completed, the player has accepted the move, and the final touches, including a medical, are now in place .The pair had one of the most spectacular partnerships in EPL history. Over the course of eight seasons, they helped each other score a total of 47 goals. Son scored 24 and Kane 23.As such, Kane’s departure will put a lot of pressure on Son to carry the Tottenham offense on his own. Former England international striker Michael Owen has named Son as his favorite striker to watch in the new season. “If I had to pick a player to have a good season, it would be Son Heung-min,” Owen said in an interview 스포츠토토링크 published on the EPL website on Tuesday. “I know what he meant when he said he had to play through a sports hernia to get through the season. The new coach is a leader in attacking soccer, so I’m looking forward to seeing him return to his best. “Son Heung-min had a rough season last season, as the team’s poor form was compounded by injuries, including an orbital fracture. The pain of a sports hernia also plagued him, and he underwent hernia surgery at the end of the league schedule in May. The EPL 2023-2024 season kicks off at 4 a.m. ET on Nov. 12 with Manchester City taking on Burnley. Son’s club, Tottenham, will play their opening round match against Brent ford at the G-Tech Community Stadium in Brent ford, England at 10 p.m. on the 13th.
