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title: "Son Heung-min predicts Tottenham’s next captain after Cristian Romero"
canonical: "https://readtottenham.com/2026/07/29/son-heung-min-maddison-van-de-ven-romero-captain/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Vishal Subramanian"
section: "Tottenham News"
published: "2026-07-29T07:02:30Z"
modified: "2026-09-22T17:10:04Z"
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# Son Heung-min predicts Tottenham’s next captain after Cristian Romero

**Tottenham Hotspur are set to appoint a new captain under Roberto De Zerbi for the 2026-27 Premier League season.**

[Cristian Romero has been heavily linked with a move to Inter Milan](https://readtottenham.com/2026/07/28/tottenham-transfer-news-romero-twist-inter-barcelona-agreement/) and is likely to leave the club during the summer transfer window.

Last season, Micky van de Ven captained the club when the Argentine was unavailable.

And more recently, in a pre-season game against Auckland FC, Archie Gray was given the armband as he led a young side out in New Zealand.

And now, Son Heung-min, who knows a thing or two about the club, has named two players who could get the armband from Romero.

## Van de Ven and Maddison tipped for Tottenham captaincy

Earlier this week, [we reported on Read Tottenham that James Maddison is set to be named club captain](https://readtottenham.com/2026/07/23/tottenham-make-major-captain-decision-under-roberto-de-zerbi/).

And now, Son feels the England international would be a more than worthy candidate, also naming Micky van de Ven as a strong candidate.

“I think there are quite a lot of good candidates, like James Maddison or Micky van de Ven,” said the South Korean international via Shoot for Love’s YouTube channel.

[Heung-min Son SHOCKS Fans With SURPRISE Appearance! (embedded)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/UoM682b9s4A?feature=oembed)

Tottenham have also signed Andy Robertson this summer, who captains the Scottish national team.

And while the experienced left-back isn’t one of the candidates to get the armband straightaway, he will be a valuable addition to the leadership group.

We can’t disagree with Son, as Van de Ven and Maddison are both worthy candidates to take on the responsibility from Romero.