Overview

• Son Heung-Min departed Seoul on Tuesday bound for Los Angeles to finalize his transfer to LAFC, with a medical exam, paperwork review and MLS approval remaining.
• The reported $26 million fee eclipses the previous $22 million MLS inbound transfer record set by Atlanta United in January.
• The move brings an end to Son’s 10‐year Tottenham tenure, where he amassed 173 goals and 101 assists in 454 matches and captained the club to the 2025 Europa League title.
• LAFC’s acquisition of a prime‐age global star underscores Major League Soccer’s growing pull after earlier interest from Saudi Pro League clubs.
• Tottenham intends to channel the transfer proceeds into a squad rebuild under coach Thomas Frank following Son’s departure.