U.S. Global Media Decides Hard to Understand World Clubs Before Son Heung-min Downs All-Time → Controversy Over Second Place in Worst Recruitment

Sep 05, 2025

U.S. Global Media Decides Hard to Understand World Clubs Before Son Heung-min Downs All-Time → Controversy Over Second Place in Worst Recruitment



A ridiculous claim was made against Son Heung-min.

ESPN, a global sports media outlet in the U.S., ranked the worst recruitment in the summer transfer market, saying on the 3rd (Korea time) that it has compiled the 13 most questionable transfers in the transfer market this summer.

It was surprising that Son Heung-min's name appeared in the top 13 from first place. It was even second overall. Son Heung-min left Tottenham for 22 million euros (about 35.7 billion won) and landed at LA FC. Regarding this, ESPN said, `This is the highest transfer fee ever paid by a Major League Soccer (MLS) club in the United States and the third highest amount paid by any club to a player aged 33 or older.'




Only 117 million euros (about 190 billion won) when Cristiano Ronaldo moves from Real Madrid to Juventus and 45 million euros (about 73.1 billion won) when Robert Lewandowski moves from Bayern Munich to Barcelona are higher examples. Both players scored a lot for the new club, and Son Heung-min is expected to achieve the same result in a much less competitive environment. He said Son can continue his good performance for LA FC.
U.S. Global Media Decides Hard to Understand World Clubs Before Son Heung-min Downs All-Time → Controversy Over Second Place in Worst Recruitment
Finally, the media is a decision that is understood for MLS club LAFC. MLS is a league that tends to recruit players just before retirement. However, it is a difficult decision to understand for almost every other club in the world,' he said, claiming that no other league club would have proceeded with the decision to sign Son for 22 million euros.

It is an absurd claim. Just considering Son Heung-min's impact on LA FC and MLS right now, 22 million euros seems like an appropriate amount. It will not change much if Son Heung-min does not head to the United States and moves to another country or league. This is because Son Heung-min's global power is not strong just because it is the U.S.

Son Heung-min is the best superstar in Asia. He has no problems with his skills and personality, and he is still a player who can show his skills for two more years. If Son Heung-min had any intention of leaving Tottenham on a free contract, Barcelona, the best club in the world, would have been interested in recruiting Son Heung-min. Barcelona is also salivating at Son Heung-min, but other clubs would have been no different.
U.S. Global Media Decides Hard to Understand World Clubs Before Son Heung-min Downs All-Time → Controversy Over Second Place in Worst Recruitment
The transfer fee of 22 million euros is not unreasonable either. Son Heung-min is currently worth 20 million euros (about 32.4 billion won), which means he paid 10% more than his ransom. However, most of the transfer fee is higher than the player's ransom. It is a huge amount that has recorded the highest transfer fee ever in MLS, but it is not that expensive considering the benefits Son Heung-min will bring to the club and league commercially. Rather, more money than the transfer fee can flow into LAFC.

Even Tottenham, a big club in the Premier League (EPL), wanted to protect Son Heung-min, but he wanted to leave, so he sent it. Son Heung-min, 33, is a welcome player for any club in the world. The reason or grounds for being in second place in the controversial transfer are too poor.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.