Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has celebrated the return of midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur against Crystal Palace.
Rodrigo Bentancur is back for Tottenham Hotspur and teammate Son Heung-min is seemingly very excited.
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Friday night, temporarily moving five points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Son grabbed the second for Tottenham after a Joel Ward own goal, and Spurs didn’t buckle when Palace pulled one back late on.
The cherry on top of the cake was the return of midfielder Bentancur, who was introduced as a substitute in the second half.
Son Heung-min celebrates Rodrigo Bentancur return
Bentancur hasn’t been seen in Premier League action since the defeat at Leicester City back in January.
The Uruguayan picked up a major knee injury in that game and has been on a long road to recovery ever since.
Bentancur was introduced for just a few minutes but it was a great moment for him, the Spurs squad and the travelling supporters.
Captain Son is certainly happy as he hailed Bentancur’s return on Tottenham’s official website.
Son admitted that seeing Bentancur but makes him smile, but it was also an emotional moment after seeing him go through such a difficult journey.
Son added that Bentancur is an ‘unbelievable player’ for Ange Postecoglou to call upon moving forward.
“It makes me smile. What an unbelievable player to have in our squad. He’s like a new signing,” said Son. “We couldn’t wait to have him back and when he came on, I was getting emotional because he’s a good friend of mine.”
“I enjoy every single moment with him, even last season when I was suffering with injury, he was always pushing me. I’m just really grateful he came back healthy, hopefully he’ll now stay fit, and he will be a massive boost for the team. I’m very happy to have him back,” he added.
Players react to Bentancur return
We have already covered Sergio Reguilon’s message to Bentancur but the left back is far from alone in loving his comeback.
Bentancur took to Instagram to post an emotional message about his return with players across the world reacting.
Former Spurs right back Matt Doherty and current Tottenham winger Manor Solomon both showed their support for the ex-Juventus man.
Alvaro Morata stated ‘vamos animal’ whilst Paulo Dybala – once a Spurs transfer target – replied with three love hearts.
Pedro Porro added ‘let’s go my brother’, with players who have featured alongside at Bentancur clearly delighted to see him back in action again.
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