LAFC‘s blockbuster summer season signing Son Heung-Min mentioned his transfer to the MLS membership is a “dream come true” after a 10-year run with Tottenham Hotspur.
“Good afternoon everybody, what can I say? A dream come true. L.A., what a metropolis,” Son mentioned at his introductory information convention in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “Clearly, I simply wish to thank the possession, John [Thorrington, co-president and general manager], Bennett [Rosenthal, lead managing owner], I imply, they have been completely working so laborious to get me right here and to hitch LAFC.
“I am right here, I am more than pleased, and so, so excited seeing all Korean followers exterior there.”
LAFC signed as a delegated participant with a contract by means of 2027, together with an choice for 2028 and a further choice by means of June 2029. Sources instructed ESPN the settlement between LAFC and Spurs for the ahead is worth around $26 million, a document for MLS.
Son, Tottenham’s two-time Participant of the Yr, mentioned it was a tough departure from the Premier League aspect he joined from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, however one he was prepared for.
“I feel it was clearly very emotional, as a result of I gave it [my] all,” Son mentioned. “I simply felt like I would like a brand new chapter, I would like a brand new problem, which is [why] I [chose] LAFC, and clearly I am very — I feel we will say I am outdated, however I nonetheless have a superb physicality, good legs and nonetheless have a superb high quality I might say.
“Clearly, I am right here to carry out, but in addition that I wish to give some recommendation to the younger gamers.”
After coaching throughout preseason together with his former membership, the three-time World Cup participant mentioned he is able to make his MLS debut within the close to future.
“My health is nice, as I simply went by means of preseason,” Son mentioned. “I got here right here to play soccer, and I am able to play, however there’s some preparation work to be finished, and I will work with the teaching employees and others to get on the pitch as quickly as potential.”
With Tottenham, Son scored 137 targets in all competitions and was the primary Asian participant to win the Premier League’s Golden Boot award within the 2021-22 season. At LAFC, the ahead will reconnect with former Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris.
LAFC sits sixth within the Western Convention standings and can take a highway journey to play Chicago Fire FC on Saturday.