Giovani Lo Celso has said that he loves sharing a dressing room with Son Heung-min, admitting that the Tottenham captain lifts the whole squad with his happy demeanour.
While Son is widely recognised as one of the best players in the Premier League, he is also arguably perhaps one of the most popular players in the division, both among his peers and fans.
Many people love the fact that the forward plays with a smile on his face and even opposition players only have good things to say about the 31-year-old.
We are perhaps seeing a slightly different side to Son, now that he is the captain of the club and Spurs’ main man, with the former Bayer Leverkusen star being a lot more vocal on the pitch.
Heung-min Son is such a popular figure around Tottenham
Lo Celso has now revealed the extra leadership responsibilities have not changed Son as a person and that the forward is still always in a happy mood at training.
The Argentine told Tottenham’s official channel about the club’s talisman: “I’ve shared a lot of good moments with Sonny. He’s not only a great player, but a great person. Every morning we see him smile and that changes your day because he’s never in a bad mood, he’s never angry. I think that’s very important.”
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We are so lucky to have Son as our captain as he is the sort of empathetic leader that modern-day players respond to. The fact that the 31-year-old leads from the front with his work rate is a huge tick in his favour and is one of the reasons why he is so popular at the club,