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Son Heung-min left Tottenham. It is 2025 when there are many separations between superstars and legends representing clubs and big clubs.
Son Heung-min recently finished his trip with Tottenham and has a new challenge ahead of him. The pre-season friendly match against Newcastle at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd was the last game Son Heung-min played at Tottenham. Son Heung-min, who had already announced his last at Tottenham in a pre-press conference on the 2nd, will take on a new challenge after completing his companion with Tottenham after the match against Newcastle. He is expected to join LA FC.
Son Heung-min became Asia's first EPL top scorer by winning a legend who has represented Tottenham for the past decade and an EPL golden boot in the 2021-2022 season, and finished his last as a true legend by breaking Tottenham's no-name in the 2024-2025 season. Even he couldn't avoid the time to say goodbye to Tottenham in the end.
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Son Heung-min is not the only one leaving. This summer, players, who were only symbols of the club, are taking on new challenges by choosing to part ways.
Kevin De Bruyne, who played on the English Premier League (EPL) stage with Son Heung-min, also completed his 10-year companion to Manchester City. Like Son Heung-min, De Bruyne headed to the England stage ahead of the 2015-2016 season. He played as the best midfielder in the EPL beyond Manchester City. In Manchester City's tremendous achievements, including six EPL wins, two FA Cup wins, five League Cup wins, and one European Champions League victory, De Bruyne's performance cannot be left out. After failing to renew his contract with Manchester City, De Bruyne headed to Napoli. Wearing the uniform of the Serie A defending champion, he took on a new challenge.
In La Liga, Real Madrid legend Luka Modric ended his long companion. Modric has played for 13 years since moving to Real from Tottenham in 2012. He has won six European Champions League trophies since his transfer to Real. In 2018, he won the Ballon d'Or for Real and stood as the peak of midfield in the era of 'Menaldo'. Real decided not to offer a contract renewal to Modric, who is already close to invincible, and Modric was headed to AC Milan, who reached out to him.
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Thomas Müller is the star who declared his last with the team that he has been with for the longest period of time. Müller has been active only in Bayern Munich since his professional debut in 2008. The enormous record of 250 goals and 229 assists in 756 Bayern games represents Müller's status in Bayern. However, Müller's influence in Bayern has already been decreasing since last season, and in the 2024-2025 season, he played as a rotation resource rather than a main player under Coach Bang Sang Kompany. In the end, Müller thought about retiring after the end of the season, but decided to transfer to the Vancouver Whitecaps of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). He will end his time as a one-club man and take on a new challenge.
In addition, stars who have played for 13 years in Leicester City alone, Lucas Vazquez, who has consistently played for Real Madrid, and Kyle Walker, who was captain of Manchester City, completed their summer 2025 companionship. For soccer fans, it is summer that will be a turning point for regret, sadness, and a new era.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
