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Son Heung-min will be able to receive the coach who led Lionel Messi next season.
Hermann Garcia Grova, a reporter for Argentina's TyC Sports, reported on his personal SNS on the 7th (Korea Standard Time) that `Herrardo Martino signed an oral contract with LA FC.'
Hermann mentioned the possibility of Martino's appointment to LA FC, saying, `You just have to return to the United States, sign the contract, and exchange documents to take over as manager next season.'
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Martino first formed a relationship with Messi in Barcelona during the 2013-2014 season. Martino, who left the team after a season with a disappointing performance in Barcelona, continued his relationship with Messi by taking charge of the Argentine national team from 2014 to 2016. Martino led key players such as Messi, Sergio Aguero, and Angel Di Maria in the Argentine national team and finished second at the 2015 Copa America. At that time, after Argentina lost to Chile in the final, Messi announced his retirement from the national team, which became a big topic.
Since then, Martino has played for the Mexican national team through Atlanta United and also participated in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. After a lackluster performance in Mexico, he was dismissed and took over as Miami manager in the summer of 2023 with Messi's transfer to Inter Miami. However, after leading the team for about a year and five months, he resigned due to personal reasons.
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Martino also has ties with South Korea in the past. While leading the Paraguay national team from 2007 to 2011, he played a friendly match against South Korea. On 12 August 2009, Martino led Paraguay at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, losing 0–1 to South Korea. Ahead of the game, Martino also praised "Korea is the strongest in Asia".
Martino was initially mentioned as a new coach for several teams because he had experience as a manager of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the U.S., including Atlanta and Miami. In addition to LA FC, New England, St. Louis, and Kansas were mentioned. However, it seems that LA FC has been finally chosen.
Interheron in the U.S. was more promising than any other club, as LAFC currently has the hottest Son Heung-min and Dennis Buanga duo in the league. Steve Cherundolo has already said he will step down as manager after the end of the season' If Martino is appointed as Son Heung-min's teacher, he is expected to draw great attention to the reunion with Martino on whether Son Heung-min and Messi will face off next season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
