The report, which came from Yonhap News, claimed at the time that Son<\/a>\u00a0contacted the Korean police, alleging that a man and woman attempted to blackmail him.<\/p>\n The Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> legend was allegedly approached by a woman claiming that she was pregnant with his child, with the woman thought to have first reached out to Son last June.<\/p>\n She and a man, who is believed to be one of her acquaintances, then allegedly approached the\u00a0then-Spurs<\/a>\u00a0star again in March, demanding money in exchange for silence.<\/p>\n Sky News<\/a> have now revealed that the woman, identified as Yang, was charged with extorting 300m won (\u00a3152,000) from Son in 2024.<\/p>\n She sent the 33-year-old an ultrasound of a baby, which she claimed was his and demanded money to stay silent.<\/p>\n The Seoul Central District Court had concluded that Yang had \u201clied\u201d to Son, and after confessing to the crime, she was sentenced to four years in prison for trying to blackmail the former Tottenham man.<\/p>\n Happy Tottenham homecoming for Son on Tuesday<\/p>\n The South Korean will be relieved that justice has prevailed ahead of his return to Tottenham on Tuesday.<\/p>\n![\"Heung-min](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/heung-min-son33-1024x683.jpg\")
Credit: @reclusemedia \/ InstagramFour-year sentence handed out after Heung-min Son blackmail attempt<\/p>\n