Is that ridiculous? Abroad Media Confused, Son Heung-min Follows Postecoglou to LA FC Unrealistic Prospects

Jun 30, 2025

Is that ridiculous? Abroad Media Confused, Son Heung-min Follows Postecoglou to LA FC Unrealistic Prospects



Is that ridiculous? Abroad Media Confused, Son Heung-min Follows Postecoglou to LA FC Unrealistic Prospects
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Son Heung-min doesn't need to make a lot of money, it's not a place to take honor.

After the end of the 2024-2025 season, countless predictions, prospects, and so-called 'slow' are flowing out about Son Heung-min's future. Son Heung-min, who has only one year left on his contract with Tottenham Hotspur, is likely to find a new team in the transfer market this summer.

Tottenham's team has also not made a clear stance on Son Heung-min's future. Rather, he has already achieved legendary achievements at Tottenham for 10 years with his team 'Captain', which won the UEFA Europa League in 2024-2025 season, but the club 'doesn't mind leaving'The attitude is that '




In particular, Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy is said to be calculating to make a huge profit by selling Son Heung-min this summer, the last chance to incur transfer fees. Tottenham Hotspur News, which is in charge of Tottenham news, said on the 24th (Korea time) that the Tottenham club will demand 100 million pounds (about 185.9 billion won) for Son Heung-min's transfer fee. This means that chairman Levi's expected profit from Son Heung-min's sale is around £100 million.

Levy is even coordinating the timing of the sale to take advantage of Son's marketing value until the end and earn profits. Tottenham Hotspur News also reported that Chairman Levi will consider selling Son Heung-min after making the most of his gains from the Korean tour. Tottenham will play Newcastle in Seoul on Aug. 3. This is part of 'Asian Marketing', which has been conducted five times over the past decade.

Since Son Heung-min is so popular in Korea, Tottenham can earn big profits through this. It is known that there is even a penalty clause of about £2 million if Son Heung-min, who is a 'Hung Haeng Guarantee Check', does not come out.




As Tottenham left the possibility of Son Heung-min's sale wide open, numerous recruitment candidates emerged. The most active clubs are Saudi Arabian professional clubs. Al Ahli, Al Nasr, and Al-Kadishya clubs are competing to recruit Son Heung-min. They are known to offer a transfer fee of between £50 and £60 million.

Is that ridiculous? Abroad Media Confused, Son Heung-min Follows Postecoglou to LA FC Unrealistic Prospects
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Another club is Turkiye Fenerbahce, led by Jose Mourinho. Fenerbahce is also likely to offer a transfer fee of about £30 million. Although the transfer fee may be smaller than that of Saudi Arabian clubs, it has the advantage of being a European league club instead. In the end, Son Heung-min has to choose between the two values of 'Saudi oil money' and 'Finishing his career in Europe'.

But a different destination appeared here. It is LA FC of Major League Soccer in the U.S.




The 'The Boy Hotspur', which delivers the news of Tottenham, reported on the 29th that 'Enze Postecoglou is emerging as the next manager of LA FC' Son Heung-min may choose to follow Postecoglou to the United States'

Is that ridiculous? Abroad Media Confused, Son Heung-min Follows Postecoglou to LA FC Unrealistic Prospects
LA FC is a commonly known rival club of the Los Angeles Galaxy. However, it is a relatively new club founded in 2018. Olivier Giroud, a former legend of the French national team, was recruited from AC Milan last summer.

However, this can be seen as a fairly weak prospect. First of all, it is questionable whether LA FC will be able to pay the transfer fee that Tottenham wants. There have been reports that Chairman Levi wants '100 million', but in reality, negotiations are possible only when at least £20-30 million is offered. Transfermarkt, which evaluates the value of players around the world, recently priced Son Heung-min at 20 million euros (about 31.8 billion won).

However, it is almost impossible for LAFC to afford this amount. The club's highest transfer fee ever was Brian Rodriguez from Argentina, who spent 10.45 million euros (about 16.6 billion won) when he was hired in 2019. Considering the size of the club's finances, it is impossible to spend more than 20 million euros on recruiting Son Heung-min.

Special star Giroud was hired without a transfer fee. At that time, Giroud was an FA (free contract) status after his contract with AC Milan ended in the 2023-2024 season. As a result, the transfer fee did not go in. It is a fundamentally different case from Son Heung-min.

Is that ridiculous? Abroad Media Confused, Son Heung-min Follows Postecoglou to LA FC Unrealistic Prospects
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In the end, it is difficult to expect any financial gains from Tottenham clubs, Son Heung-min or LA FC.

Then, is going to LA FC a good choice for Son Heung-min to finish his career. The United States is a soccer fringe country. Although there are players whose careers have been completed in Europe, such as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, they just went to enjoy the end of their careers in a comfortable environment. The situation is different from Son Heung-min.

In addition, Son still has room for a career rebound. In the UK, there were reports that Son Heung-min could be revived like the 'second Mohamed Salah' in the new season. Going after Postecoglou is just a fantasy novel.

In the end, the LAFC transfer theory is the least convincing among the recent reports on Son Heung-min's new destination. Son Heung-min is unlikely to go to the U.S. for a while other than for tourism or rest.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.