Heung-min Son says he did not have to think twice about signing a new long-term contract with Tottenham, describing it as "a dream come true".

The South Korean has not always been entirely happy at Spurs and he asked to leave the club in summer 2016 following his first season in England.

But the 26-year-old was one of several new players to sign a new deal this summer, committing his future to Spurs until 2023, and he says he now feels completely at home in North London.

"My first season was not so great – I was disappointed for myself," Son said. "But I believed in myself that I could play in the Premier League and I have really enjoyed every moment, every single day with my guys, my team-mates at Tottenham.

"I am really thankful to Tottenham because they gave me this new contract. It didn’t take too many things to sign this new contract because they make my dream come true. I played in Germany and they made me an offer to join the Premier League. So I am very happy. There is nothing more to say other than for me Tottenham is my home."

Son was speaking at the end of last month at an event in Minneapolis at the home of NFL side the Minnesota Vikings. He was interrupted mid-sentence by a loud horn – a feature at Vikings games – but continued: "See! When, I say 'home', the horn goes.

"I feel very comfortable here at Tottenham."

Son has apologised to his Spurs teammates and manager Mauricio Pochettino for missing up to a month of the season at the Asian Games but he will be available for the Premier League at Newcastle on Saturday before travelling to Indonesia for the tournament.

Although Harry Kane is expected to start at St. James' Park, the England striker has only been in full training since Monday after reaching the World Cup semi-final and Son could be needed as an auxiliary centre-forward.

"I just want to play," he said. "Which position is not important, whether I play left, right or centre – the gaffer chooses. The most important thing is I give my best. Sometimes I play striker, sometimes I play winger, left wing, right wing, you never know! I can play in every single position and I enjoy every position I play alongside my team-mates.

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“I feel very good," he added. "I had holidays, nearly three weeks [after the World Cup]. When I’m on holiday I play with my friends. I always miss football when I go away on holiday so I always look forward to start playing the season again, and I’m always happy to be on the pitch playing with unbelievable players. I’m really happy to have such nice team-mates."

With Spurs short on match-fit bodies, Son is almost certain to play on Saturday, when he will face his national teammate Ki Sung-Yueng, the South Korea captain who joined Newcastle from Swansea in the summer.

"At the World Cup he did very well and was our captain," Son said of Ki. "He injured his knee but his move to Newcastle is very good and I’m looking forward to playing against him. It’s the same as last season when we played them away first game.

"He is a very good player. He can change the side, shoot, make a good pass. He doesn’t lose a lot of balls. He is a very good signing for them. It is a very good move for him as well. He will be able to play more football than he did at Swansea. I think he is already enjoying Newcastle with his family."