LAFC have reached an agreement with Tottenham for a fee in the region of $20-26 million (£15-20 million) for Son Heung-Min, and have reached total agreements on personal terms, and are now finalizing the blockbuster signing, sources tell GIVEMESPORT.
All agreements are set, now everything needs to be finalized. The fee may set a new MLS league record transfer, which currently stands at the $22 million Atlanta United spent to acquire Emmanuel Latte Lath this winter.
Son played what is expected to be his final game for Spurs in the club’s friendly against Newcastle in South Korea on Sunday morning, where he was subbed off to a rousing ovation.
Son is expected to stay back in Seoul for a few extra days while Spurs return to England. Son could arrive in Los Angeles as early as next week, but travel plans are not yet finalized.
The 33-year-old star will instantly become a marquee player in MLS.
Los Angeles has a thriving South Korean community and it’s understood this has played a key role in Son’s thinking, as has the ability to be in America a year before the 2026 World Cup.
Son joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2015 for £22m and has since scored 173 goals in 454 games across 10 years at the club. He is one of the most popular players, on and off the field, and won his only domestic career trophy last season as he lifted the Europa League with Spurs.