Los Angeles FC is smashed with the MLS transfer record to sign Tottenham Hotspur captain Heung-Min son.
Spurs and LAFC take a step in which son will drive to the USA in a huge deal of 27 million (20 million GBP).
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Talksport understands that the South Korean striker is currently on the way to Los Angeles to complete the transfer and posted his medical equipment on his arrival.
The fee of $ 27 million will set up a new MLS record that puts the highest amount in the shade that has ever been paid for a player in the league.
It is currently $ 22 million (approx. 16.5 million GBP) Atlanta United, which was spent on the acquisition of Emmanuel Latte Lath at the beginning of this year.
Son, who came to Spurs in 2015, played his last game against Newcastle against Newcastle on Sunday in a friendly before the season.
The 33-year-old organized a press conference with the new trace boss Thomas Frank last weekend and publicly confirmed his decision to go in North London after ten years.
In his transfer from the Premier League in connection with the former Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris in America.
Before the friendly against Newcastle, an emotional son said: “Before we start with the press conference, I just want to share the information I left for the club in summer.
“And respectfully, the club helps me with my decision. So I only want to share this information before we start the press conference.”
The wing player added: “It was the most difficult decision of my football career. I am in a nice club with beautiful fans for ten years and so amazing memories here.
“And after all of this it was so difficult to make this decision. But as I said, I have the feeling that I need a new environment and urge myself.
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“And to get more of me, I have the feeling that I need a little change. Ten years are a lot of time when you think about it.
“So and I came to London as a child. 23 years old, a very young age [and] A little boy came to London who did not speak English at all.
“And [I’m] Leave this club as an adult man. This is a very, very proud moment.
“So I would only like to thank all Spurs fans who gave me so much love.
“I had the feeling that it would be my home. But yes, it was one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made.”
Son is probably the biggest international player in the history of Tottenham and sits the seventh place on her list of appearance ever after 454 times.
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He also established himself in the history books of the Premier League, scored 127 times in England’s leaders and took 16th place on the list of top goal shooters of all time, about which Steven Gerrard and Ian Wright.
The South Korean exit takes place months after he finally lifted his first trophy as a club captain when Spurs won the Europa League in May.
The last match of the son was overshadowed by a worrying knee injury by Spurs star James Maddison, who left the field in tears and on a stretcher.
What was said about the Spurs of the Heung-Mins son?
The co-moderator of Talksport, Tony Cascarino, led the praise to the son’s extraordinary trace career after his exit had been announced.
“I love players who give a football club so much,” said the former Ireland striker.
“He has never been on the front pages, was never a problem, never bothered the camp, Harry Kane played the second violin for long periods, but was absolutely crucial for his partnership with him.
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“Ten years, perfect. He lost half a meter, that affected him as a player. But when I look at him, I only think what a great professional.
“If you are a manager, Thomas Frank would have liked to keep him and worked with him, but I think he took the right step.
“I mean last year, as he comes from the bank so often and even Spurs fans say that someone is not quite the same player.
“He was an absolute legend in the football club. And apparently only a great boy who is there.
“He was a real professional that fans should only welcome. And I think it’s a perfect timing for him to pass on a new challenge for him with 33.”