Man United transfer news: Red Devils 'eyeing shock move' for 166-goal attacker next year

Son arrived at Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, and the South Korea international has managed 166 goals and 88 assists in 422 appearances for the North London club in all competitions.

The 32-year-old's future at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is currently unclear, though, as his contract is due to expire next summer, and according to GIVEMESPORT, Man United are closely monitoring developments.

The report claims that the Red Devils view Son as 'a viable target', and Ruben Amorim's side could attempt to sign him on a free transfer next year if a new deal in London is not agreed.

Son has found it difficult to show his best form for Tottenham this season, but he has still scored four goals and registered four assists in 14 appearances in all competitions, including seven goal contributions in the Premier League.

Man United 'keeping an eye' on Son's contract situation

There has been criticism of Son's overall performance level this season, but Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou insisted that it would be wrong to "write him off".

"I think there were questions about Mo (Salah) maybe a year or so ago," Postecoglou told reporters when questioned on his captain ahead of Thursday's Premier League clash with Bournemouth.

"Go for it! It might help me if you write him off. I don't get that sense. I still feel from a physical output and the quality he has and certainly from a mentality point of view, I haven't seen it.

"What I do know is, from my own experience, the end comes pretty quickly. It's not falling off a cliff, but you find with a lot of great players that all of a sudden it's gone from bang to bang. It's not a slow deterioration.

"I don't see that in Sonny, I still think he's got a hell of a lot of quality and from a physical standpoint, the way he looks after himself, I don't see his abilities diminishing just due to the age factor at the moment. I don't see that.

"You weigh up the output of it and he is not at the level so far this year that he has been in previous years but that's a pretty high standard he's had in the past. Can he get there this year? I still think he can. I think a lot of that is down to consistent game time.

"He's had a bit of a disrupted start this year where's he's had a couple of setbacks where he hasn't played regularly. I think with Sonny, the more regularly he plays the increase in that output. So, the answer is no, I don't think so and I'd be wary about writing him off."

Should Man United target Son?

A move for Son would be against Man United's new transfer policy under minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, with the club now largely targeting youngsters rather than established stars.

However, bringing in a player of Son's quality on a free transfer is an opportunity not to be missed, with the forward still having plenty to offer at the top level, and it could be a stroke of genius from the Red Devils if the are able to pull off a move.

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Matt Law