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It is predicted that LAFC of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS), which is seeking to recruit Son Heung-min (33, Tottenham Hotspur), will not meet his demands.
FourFourTwo, a British soccer media outlet, reported on the 28th (Korea time) that Son Heung-min's salary expectations exceed the amount prepared by LAFC. The media added that Son Heung-min is also likely to compete with the MLS's highest salary, with the transfer fee estimated to be tens of millions of dollars that Tottenham will demand. He also pointed out that `The player who currently earns the most in MLS is Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), earning USD 20.5 million (about KRW 27.9 billion) per year' In theory, third parties such as famous sports brands can contribute to Son Heung-min's profits in addition to his salary, but like Saudi Arabian teams, it will be difficult to meet the demands of players unless they are a club with state support.' In the meantime, Los Angeles, home to LAFC, is the city with the largest number of Korean residents in the world. LAFC believes it will be able to recover a significant portion of its investment in recruiting Son Heung-min as a profitable business.
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Son Heung-min's annual salary is estimated to be more than 16 billion won. The Sun, a British daily newspaper, reported in May that Son Heung-min is receiving 190,000 pounds (about 352.38 million won) per week. Converting to annual salary excluding off-season, which is usually excluded from the contract period, amounts to more than 16 billion won. This amount is the highest in the Tottenham squad. Until now, Tottenham has reportedly wanted a transfer fee similar to that paid when Son Heung-min was hired from Leverkusen in 2015 (£35 million, about 64.9 billion won). As LAFC's interest became visible, some analysts said Tottenham could make a `grand decision' to pave the way for Son Heung-min, who has contributed to the team over the past decade. However, Tottenham's discount on transfer fees and Son Heung-min's annual salary demand are completely different.
Currently, LAFC's highest salary is Dennis Vuanga. His annual salary is 3.7 million dollars (about 5.1 billion won). MLS is implementing a designated player system that allows up to three players who are not subject to salary cap. Miami was able to recruit Messi because of this designated player system. The system is also known to have a clause that allows the team to pay a certain level of annual salary and pay more than that at the league secretariat. If Son Heung-min, who is receiving three times the salary of LAFC's highest salary, believes that it helps the MLS box office, the secretariat can support the transfer.
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Son Heung-min will return home after being included in Tottenham's Korean tour list along with Yang Min-hyuk (19). It is known that the Korean tour is subject to penalties such as Son Heung-min's mandatory participation clause. Therefore, there has been a prediction in the UK that Tottenham will begin to move in earnest on Son Heung-min's future after the tour in Korea. It was also reported that LAFC's general manager recently traveled to England to persuade Son Heung-min. It seems clear that negotiations are under way behind the scenes. Attention is focusing on how the exciting 'transfer history' will end.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
