Son Heung Min arrives in the US, bringing Tottenham $26.5 million

On the morning of August 7 (Vietnam time), striker Son Heung Min officially completed his transfer from Tottenham to Los Angeles FC, with a transfer fee of 26.5 million USD.

Son Heung Min holds a Los Angeles FC jersey - Photo: REUTERS

The transfer has been rumoured for weeks, ever since Son Heung Min announced he was leaving Tottenham this summer.

However, the amount of money that the Korean superstar brought to Tottenham still surprised many people. This year, 33 years old, Son Heung Min has only 1 year left on his contract with Tottenham.

In such circumstances, the transfer fee would normally be very low. But Los Angeles still had to spend up to 20 million pounds ($26.5 million) to own Son Heung Min's signature.

American media said this is also the most expensive transfer deal in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS).

Although MLS has many superstars who are more famous than Son Heung Min such as Messi, Suarez... but most of these players only come to the US to "retire", as free transfers. The fact that an American team spent more than 20 million USD to buy a 33-year-old player is unprecedented.

There has been no official announcement about Son's salary at Los Angeles FC. US media speculate that the figure he receives here will be around 9-10 million USD, much lower than Messi, but higher than the rest of the league.

On the other hand, the official contract term is until 2027, with an additional clause to extend the contract year by year until 2029.

In 2015, Tottenham spent £22 million to bring Son Heung Min from Leverkusen. It is unbelievable that after 10 years, they still recouped the investment by selling him to the US.

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HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/son-heung-min-den-my-mang-ve-cho-tottenham-26-5-trieu-usd-20250807073541378.htm