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Son Heung-min chose happiness, not money.
LAFC released a video of Son Heung-min's interview on its official channel on the 20th (Korea time). In a three-minute video, Son Heung-min explained why he chose LAFC.
Son Heung-min once said, `Before I came, of course, I asked a lot of my friends who already played here, like Hugo Lloris and Gareth Bale. And in 2018, I already had a relationship with my fans. The relationship was already established. I don't think relationships are ever a coincidence. I think the new moment started in 2018."
Son Heung-min says 2018 when Tottenham left for the U.S. for a preseason tour. At that time, Tottenham and Son Heung-min participated in the 2018 International Champions Cup in the United States. Playing in San Diego, Pasadena, and Minneapolis, Son interacted with soccer fans in the U.S. At that time, Son Heung-min felt quite good, and he didn't forget that feeling.
Son Heung-min said, `At that time, the Major League Soccer (MLS) was not as big as it is now. It's grown tremendously now. So I thought I wanted to jump into this league and show my abilities. There were so many options. And I chose to be happy", he said, explaining why he moved to LAFC.
Son Heung-min chose happiness, not money, among many options. If I chose money, I could have gone somewhere else. Saudi Arabia prepared oil money and was waiting for Son Heung-min. In the summer of 2023, RT Hard, where Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante play, prepared an annual salary of 30 million euros (about 50.7 billion won) to recruit Son Heung-min. Since the four-year contract was planned, the total annual salary reached 120 million euros (about 20 billion won). In the summer of 2025, it is possible that the annual salary will have become bigger because it would have been better for Tottenham to pay a smaller transfer fee.
Considering that Son Heung-min's annual salary at LAFC is 11.15 million dollars (about 16.3 billion won) as a basic salary, the amount Saudi Arabia prepared is actually a huge amount of money. But Son Heung-min did not choose money.Son Heung-min said "My former teammate was here, and he became a teammate again. A lot of things just hit it off. It was a perfect combination"He confessed that he was too drawn to going to LA.
Son Heung-min is truly planning to spend his career at LAFC. "This is another league where I have to start from zero again. Of course, you have to adapt, and you have to feel MLS with your body first. To overcome, we need teammates, we need coaching staff, and we need fans. I'm a person who always does something when I decide that I want to do it. I wanted to play where there are people who want me now. That was LAFC, and it was perfect. I'm going to push it as far as I can. Even if there is a limit that goes over the limit, he vowed to pour everything out for the team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
