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| Tottenham Son Heung-min is taking a picture with his teammates in the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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Son Heung-min kept his word. Tottenham also respected Son Heung-min's will.
Spurs Web, which mainly delivers Tottenham's news, showed new details about Son Heung-min's transfer to LA FC on the 5th (Korea time). "We will set a record for the highest transfer fee ever for Major League Soccer (MLS)," he reported.
Son Heung-min's next destination was outlined. There is no official announcement yet, but LA FC is definitive. Earlier, sports media ESPN reported that Son Heung-min is about to sign a contract with LA FC. An official announcement will be made as early as Wednesday (6th local time)." Son Heung-min and LA FC have already agreed on the details of the contract. It is known that only the autograph was left. Tottenham offered to extend their contract this summer considering Son's commercial value, but Son chose a new challenge. At an official press conference held at TWO IFC in Yeouido, Seoul on the 2nd, he said, `It didn't seem to be an easy decision. I have decided to leave the team this summer."
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| Son Heung-min greets fans at the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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| Son Heung-min greets fans at the match between Tottenham and Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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Spurs Web is widely reported that LA FC is negotiating to recruit Son Heung-min. It is no exaggeration to say that it was an open secret. LA FC is expected to pay a transfer fee of $26 million to recruit Son Heung-min. This is a record signing for MLS. Currently, $22 million invested in recruiting Emmanuel Lateras (Atlanta)'
The media outlet said: "'When Saudi Arabian League clubs wanted Son Heung-min earlier this summer, Tottenham valued him at £35 million. However, Son Heung-min clearly expressed his desire to join LA FC. Tottenham decided to lower the asking price to allow Son Heung-min to transfer to LA FC. He is one of Tottenham's modern legends. He is being praised by his colleagues.
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| A match between Tottenham and Newcastle at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd, Tottenham Son Heung-min was surprised when he was declared offside. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.03/ |
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Son has received Saudi Arabia's keen attention in recent years. He said in June 2023 " (Ki) Sung-yong once said."He reminded Ki Sung-yueng (Pohang Steelers) of his past remarks that "'South Korean national team captain does not go to the Chinese league.'" "The captain of the Republic of Korea does not go to the Saudi League..." he said. He said "Money doesn't matter to me. Football, football pride, playing in your favorite league is the most important thing."
This summer, Son Heung-min is known to be attracting attention from MLS, Saudi Arabia, and Fenerbahce (Turkiye). However, he seems to have chosen to go to the U.S. with the 2026 World Cup in mind, which may be his last World Cup stage. Son Heung-min said, `The World Cup is the most important thing. It could be my last World Cup. I think you should be able to pour everything into it. Most importantly, I think where I can happily pursue will play an important role in my future choices."
Son has scored 173 goals in 454 games in 10 years for Tottenham. During this period, Son Heung-min was honored with the joint top scorer (23 goals) in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2021-2022 season and the FIFA Pushcashi Award in 2020. Both the EPL's top scorer and the Pushkashi Award are the first and only milestone for an Asian player to date. Above all, he lifted the trophy in the Europa League (UEL) in the 2024-2025 season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
