Ange Postecoglou has hailed the leadership qualities of Son Heung-min, hinting that he will be among the leading candidates for a future Tottenham captain.
Postecolgou will be looking to identify a new skipper this summer if both Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane leave the club before the end of next month.
Lloris is not on the preseason tour of Australia and South-East Asia because he is working on a transfer and Kane, into the final year of his Spurs contract, is a live target for Bayern Munich.
With Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg also expected to leave for Atletico Madrid before the transfer window shuts it will leave the new boss looking for new leaders among his senior players.