“It was just funny,” recalled the South Korean forward on hearing about the draw. “Kevin Wimmer text me straight away, so did my agent, all my friends.
“They just text me the word ‘Leverkusen!’ and I was wondering ‘why are they texting me ‘Leverkusen’?’ and then I worked it out! I thought ‘oh no!’.
“I will enjoy it there but you know, we have to win as well. It’s not all about enjoyment. I want to get three points.”
Below: Sonny speaks to Spurs TV on Bayer Leverkusen
After three years at Hamburg, Sonny switched to Bayer Leverkusen and scored 21 goals in 62 appearances between 2013-15 before joining us in August, 2015.