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Tottenham signing Son Heung-min has revealed that he isn't allowed to drive a red car due to the club's rivalry with Arsenal.
"Tottenham officials already told me I can’t even buy a red car," he told Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.
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South Korean joined Spurs for a fee in the region of £18million- £22millionfrom Bayer Leverkusen in August, signing a five year deal and becoming the most expensive Asian player in history in the process.
Mauricio Pochettino is believed to have followed Heung-min for several years and tried to sign the forward during his time at Southampton.
The 23 year old is expected to start this weekend against Sunderland and will take the number seven shirt, after Aaron Lennon's move to Everton made it available.
"I’m very excited to play against Arsenal. Whatever match I play, I want to score goals. Since I’m a forward, my goal-scoring record will speak for me.
"Tottenham plays aggressive football, which I like very much, and I like to pressure opponents from the front. I think I can be a better player if I train under Pochettino."
This isn't the first time that a football club has treated colour coding seriously - Emirates Marketing Project ditched red tomato ketchup and prepared a blue sauce before a match against arch-rivals Manchester United in 2006.
Though they wouldn't reveal the secret ingredients which made the sauce taste so delicious and blue, the mysterious disappearance of Shaun Goater around the same time is surely too coincidental to ignore. If anyone has seen Shaun since 2006, please let the relevant authorities know.
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11855991/Tottenham-new-boy-Son-Heung-min-not-allowed-to-buy-car-in-Arsenal-colours.html