Former Tottenham defender Lee Young-pyo says Heung-min Son is a genuine Asian superstar.

Lee admits Son winning the Premier League Golden Boot last season made a huge impact in his native South Korea.

"Asian football fans never imagined a player from Asia could be top-scorer in the Premier League," explained Lee, who made almost 100 appearances for Spurs in three years from 2005.

"He scores 15-18 goals in most years but we never expected he would reach the Premier League top-scorer.

"He made history and we are very proud of him because they are comparing him to Mo Salah. He improved himself into one of the top players in the world, it's amazing.

"I know David Beckham was an icon in English football because I lived there at the time.

"Sonny is even more idolised in Korea. All Korean media are talking about Tottenham. Only good things. They are bigger than Manchester United over here."