Son Heung-Min: Woman who blackmailed ex-Spurs forward is jailed - what did she claim?

Prosecutors said the woman claimed she was pregnant with Son’s child - despite not knowing whether it was true.

She used the claim to pressure the former Tottenham captain last year and eventually took ₩300m, around £153,000, after threatening to take the story public. According to AFP, she spent the money on luxury goods.

In a South Korean court, prosecutors said she tried to frame the money as compensation and cast herself as the victim, but her story did not line up with the facts. They described the scheme as carefully planned.

At the time of publication, the woman has only been called Yang in the media, with neither she nor her accomplice being officially named. When the pair asked for more money this year, Son reported them to police.

The judge said the two exploited Son’s fame and that the athlete suffered intense mental stress once the case became public.

In October he was named the second highest paid player in the MLS. He joined LAFC in August after ten years with Tottenham, becoming the most expensive signing in MLS history.

Yang, who is in her 20s, was sentenced to four years in prison for blackmail; her accomplice has been jailed for two years.