Tottenham star Son Heung-min becomes one year younger after law change in native South Korea

Tottenham star Son Heung-min has become a year younger thanks to an unusual ruling in his home country - and it might've boosted his transfer value.

Tottenham hero Son Heung-min might have just seen his transfer value boosted - after becoming a year younger overnight thanks to South Korean law.

Son, who is 30 according to the international ageing system, had been considered a year older in his native country due to an unorthodox method of age recognition.

President Yoon Suk Yeol passed a law last year that would abolish the previous ruling of children being assigned the age of one at birth - and the age of two as soon at there was a change in year.

That would mean that a baby born in late December would be considered as a two-year old despite only being alive for a matter of days before.

The change was brought it to stop the confusion that surrounded the method of ageing, which had dated back centuries.

Son, who has scored 145 goals for Spurs and won the Premier League golden boot back in 2021/22, will celebrate his 31st birthday on July 8.

The forward, who captains the South Korea national side, is contracted at the club until 2025, which will take him up to his 33rd birthday - not his 34th.

ESPN reported that Al Ittihad were ready to offer Spurs around £50m as well as the bumper contract to the player.

However, he said while on international duty: "I have many things to do in the Premier League.

"Money doesn't matter to me now, and the pride of playing football, to play in my favourite league is important. I want to play more for Tottenham."