Tottenham Hotspur star Heung-Min Son has revealed that he is relishing the prospect of facing his former employers Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League next month.
The South Korea international, whose goal helped Tottenham to beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 and register their first win the Champions League this season on Tuesday, joined the north London club from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015.
Son has been in great form this season, finding the back of the net five times in as many appearances in all competitions.
And with Spurs set to travel to Germany for their Champions League meeting with Bayer Leverkusen on 18th October, the 24-year-old insisted that he is excited to play against his former club.
“It will be a difficult away game”, Son told Spurs TV, when asked about the Bayer Leverkusen game.
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“They are my ex-team, so I am very excited to play there again.
“We will play for the three points of course, but I am very excited to play that match.
“I will enjoy the game I think.”
Son, who joined Bayer Leverkusen from their Bundesliga rivals Hamburg in 2013, amassed 87 appearances for the BayArena outfit, scoring 29 times and setting up 11 goals.
He also has 46 caps and 16 goals for South Korea to his name.
