As expected, Son Heung-Min is Hollywood-bound. The Tottenham Hotspur icon and club captain announced that he was leaving the club yesterday ahead of today’s 1-1 friendly draw against Newcastle in Seoul. After the match, Son remained in Korea instead of returning to London with the team. Now, this evening it’s nearly official — he’s heading to Los Angeles FC in MLS. Spurs and LAFC have reached full agreement for his transfer, and he will join the club imminently.
Heung-min Son to LAFC, here we go!
ADVerbal agreement in place between all parties. Son, ready to complete his move to MLS with Spurs due to receive fee in excess of €15m. Son didn’t travel back to UK with Spurs squad as he’s waiting for documents to be signed with LAFC.
— Fabrizio Romano (MIRROR) (@fabrizioromano.yopro20.com) 2025-08-03T22:22:27.000060+00:00
“In excess of €15m” is doing a lot of work here with regards to his transfer fee. Previous reporting suggested a fee of £15m (€17.5m, $20m) which is in that realm, but we don’t know what kind of add-ons or clauses are in place in this deal.
Son’s absence will be keenly felt by Tottenham faithful, not just his amazing production over his 10 year Spurs career, but also his infectious personality and humility. There’s no one quite like Son Heung-Min, and I don’t think we’ll see his like for a long, long time.
Expect an official announcement on Monday. Expect a whole lot of blubbering as well.
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