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James Maddison's love for Son Heung-min remains outside Tottenham.
BR Football in England praised one of the players who left Tottenham Hotspur during the summer transfer window on the 19th (Korea time). Tottenham have undergone major changes this summer, with manager Thomas Frank replacing Enze Postecoglou and there has been a lot of work in the squad. Tottenham have signed Xavi Simmons, Randall Colo Muani, Mohammed Kudus, João Palinha and Takai Kota. Not many players left, but Madison praised one of the stars who moved, reports said.
Son Heung-min is the player Madison highly praised. Son Heung-min started in the 2025 season of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) regular league game against Real Salt Lake at 10:30 a.m. on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) in Sandy, Utah, and achieved his first hat trick since moving to MLS.
It was Son Heung-min who changed the atmosphere at the start of the game. In the second minute of the first half, when LA FC boldly pushed the ball forward, Salt Lake's defense scrambled and failed to handle it. At that moment, only Timothy Till handed Son Heung-min a perfect pass. Son Heung-min, who hit with tremendous acceleration, scored with a calm finish even in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. Son Heung-min scored in four consecutive games.
Since then, Son Heung-min has properly made the flow of the game toward LA FC. In the 16th minute of the first half, Ryan Hollingshead turned his eyes to the center in an attack on the left side. There was Son Heung-min who was moving freely. He checked the space outside the penalty box and immediately swung his left foot. The ball dug into the corner of the net, drawing a fantastic trajectory. It was the moment when he completed his first multi-goal on the MLS stage.
In the 37th minute of the second half, Salt Lake succeeded in chasing and was anxious at 2-1. Salt Lake was aiming for an equalizer, and the back space was completely empty in the process. Buanga and Son Heung-min started the sprint at the same time. Everyone expected Buanga to finish himself, but he waited for the goalkeeper running out and gave the ball to Son Heung-min next to him. Son Heung-min finished with a score as he fell. It was his first hat trick.
After the game, Son Heung-min said on his personal SNS, "I'm happy and proud to score my first MLS hat trick. The same goes for colleagues who brought results today. It was a great victory, and I'm grateful to all the fans who supported us. And the Buanga made history," he said. Madison then commented on the goat, an animal that symbolizes 'GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)'.
Madison was watching Son Heung-min's performance in the U.S., and even left a congratulatory message. Madison always complimented Son when he was with Son. After the breakup was confirmed, Madison replied "Son Heung-min is Tottenham. And Tottenham is Son Heung-min. It's strange to think about Tottenham without Son Heung-min" became the talk of the town with the most rave reviews ever. Several Tottenham teammates, including Madison, Destiny Udogi, Brennan Jones, Harry Kane, Pape Matar Sarr and Radu Dragusin, left a 'Heart' on Son Heung-min's post.
Meanwhile, Madison was on the operating table after suffering a cruciate ligament injury during the pre-season tour of Korea. Having started rehabilitation, he is aiming to return at the end of the season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
