Son Heung-min broke the highest MLS price, and non-official BBC → ESPN 36 billion was confirmed...Departing to the U.S. Soon, Official Announcement will be made this week
Aug 05, 2025
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Citing sources on the 5th (Korea time), the sports media outlet 『ESPN" followed Britain's"BBC" confirmed that Son Heung-min will sign with LA FC and that the contract will be disclosed on Wednesday (6th)." Son Heung-min is expected to transfer to LA FC for a transfer fee of about $26 million (about 36 billion won). The transfer fee is the highest amount to break the record of $22 million (about 30.5 billion won) that Atlanta United spent last winter on recruiting striker Emmanuel Latteras,' the report said.
After announcing his separation from Tottenham on the 4th, 'BBC' is expected to join LA FC for about 20 million pounds (about 36.8 billion won). There is also a possibility that it will be the highest transfer fee ever, and 'The final details of the transfer are still under discussion, but it seems that the transfer to LAFC will now only need to go through paperwork and medical tests' he said.
Son Heung-min said goodbye to Tottenham after two matches against Newcastle United at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 3rd. His '10-year companion' to Tottenham ended in August 2015.
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With Tottenham invoking a one-year extension earlier this year, Son Heung-min's contract period is until June next year. So the transfer fee was incurred. Son Heung-min declared his farewell to Tottenham at an official press conference held at TWO IFC in Yeouido, Seoul on the 2nd.
He has rewritten the history of Asian football in the English Premier League (EPL). He won the FIFA Puskas Award for his 72m wonder goal against Burnley in 2020. In the 2021-2022 season, he won the EPL Golden Boot (23 goals). Both the EPL's top scorer and the Puskas are the first and only Asian players to date.
It finally broke Tottenham's dark history in the 2024-2025 season. Son Heung-min presented the Europa League (UEL) with the trophy as his captain. It was the first time in 17 years since the top of the league cup in the 2007-2008 season. The European tournament was the first championship in 41 years since the 1983-1984 season.
Son Heung-min played in 454 games for Tottenham, scoring 173 goals and 101 assists. He scored 127 goals and 71 assists in the EPL. He ranked 16th in EPL history with 127 goals and 17th in EPL history with 71 assists. His 198 offensive points rank 13th. There are only seven players in the top 20 in total goals and assists, including Son Heung-min, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Andrew Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Mohamed Salah.
It is even greater if Son Heung-min narrows down after his EPL debut in the 2015-2016 season. Only Salah (270) and Harry Kane (231), who scored more goals and assists than Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min also formed a deadly partnership with Kane. The two scored 47 goals. It is ranked first in the EPL's history of offensive combinations.
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The British newspaper `Give Me Sports' reported that Son is likely to receive a higher salary than midfielder Sergio Busquets of Inter Miami, who is currently the third highest paid player in MLS.
Busquets is currently receiving an annual salary of $8.7 million (about 12 billion won). If Son Heung-min receives more salary than this, it is next to Lionel Messi (20.4 million dollars, about 28.2 billion won, Inter Miami) and Lorenzo Insigne (15.4 million dollars, about 21.3 billion won, Toronto) in the MLS salary ranking.
The reason Son Heung-min chose to move to LA FC is 'World Cup'. "The World Cup is the most important thing," he said on the 2nd. It could be my last World Cup. I think we should be able to pour everything into it." The 2026 North Korea-China World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Son Heung-min's soccer journey will start again in the U.S. after Germany (Hamburg, Leverkusen) and England (Tottenham).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
