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Is there a manager who is happy about Son Heung-min's transfer. A senior in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) said he could do that.
The U.S. Athlone Sports reported on the 9th (Korea time) 'MLS star explained why Son Heung-min's transfer to LA FC would please Pep Guardiola.
Son Heung-min left the EPL stage on the 7th after his journey at Tottenham by joining LA FC. It's been 10 years. Son Heung-min has already made history as a Tottenham legend. In August 2015, he left Leverkusen to join Tottenham and set foot on the England stage. It's been a decade of companionship. In the meantime, Son Heung-min has reached the peak in the EPL, writing achievements that could not have been imagined by an Asian player. He failed to reach the top in the 2019 European Champions League final, but in 2020, he won the FIFA Puskas Award for his 72m wonder goal against Burnley. In the 2021-2022 season, he won the EPL Golden Boot and became Asia's first EPL top scorer. Both the EPL's top scorer and the Puskas are the first and only Asian players to date. And he delivered the gift of the Europa League (UEL) championship cup to Tottenham's spectators in the 2024-2025 season.
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Colleagues also said goodbye to Son Heung-min at the end. Tottenham teammates also delivered long messages to Son Heung-min through personal SNS, and some colleagues posted photos of Son Heung-min's statue on their personal SNS, tagged the club's official account, and insisted on building the statue.
LA, on the other hand, is cheering. LA FC has paid over $20 million in fees, which is set to be the highest fee in MLS history. Son Heung-min was initially courted by various regions, including Saudi Arabia, but decided to go to LA among them. LA FC's SNS followers continue to increase, experiencing the effect of Son Heung-min, and Son Heung-min's uniforms are also selling in huge numbers.
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In this situation, it was argued that Guardiola could be happy with Son Heung-min's trip to LA. It is Alejandro Moreno who played in MLS. Moreno said "It might be my idea, but Guardiola is someone who Son Heung-min can go to another team and say he's really good. Son Heung-min said, "Even when Manchester City was at its best, we destroyed Guardiola with counterattacks," adding, "Guardiola can be satisfied because the threat of Son Heung-min has disappeared."
Son Heung-min actually scored eight goals and five assists in 21 games against Manchester City. The relationship between natural enemies, which began in the quarterfinals of the European Champions League in the 2018-2019 season, continued steadily. Son Heung-min held a stake in four of the five losses recorded at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by Manchester City. Guardiola also said in an interview, "(How much has Son Heung-min been bothering us over the past few years?"
On the other hand, Tottenham, unlike Guardiola, said they would express their difficulties. Athlone Sports says Tottenham have no substitute for Son Heung-min. Now we have to fill that vacancy in the transfer market. A lot of the players are going to go through the examination. Many coaches and clubs had mixed feelings about Son Heung-min's transfer.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
