Son Poised To Join Lafc For Potential Record Fee

Son Heung-min is expected to subordinate Los Angeles FC for astir £20m aft announcing his departure from Tottenham complete nan weekend.

The guardant revealed successful a news convention connected Saturday that he will leave Tottenham this summertime aft 10 years astatine nan club.

And nan 33-year-old appears poised to subordinate Major League Soccer (MLS) successful what could moreover beryllium a grounds fee, perchance surpassing nan £22.5m paid by Atlanta United to motion Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough successful February.

The last specifications of nan transportation stay successful chat but his move to LAFC is now considered taxable conscionable to nan completion of paperwork and a medical.

Son, who is nether statement pinch Spurs until 2026, made what is expected to beryllium his last quality for Tottenham successful a 1-1 pre-season friends against Newcastle successful Seoul connected Sunday.

He was embraced by his Spurs team-mates and nan opposing Newcastle players, and they performed a defender of honour erstwhile he was substituted successful nan 65th minute. While Tottenham's pre-season preparations now return them to Germany to look Bayern Munich connected Thursday - and a reunion pinch Harry Kane -Son is expected to bask immoderate clip successful his autochthonal South Korea.

Arriving from Bayer Leverkusen successful 2015, Son scored 173 goals successful 454 appearances for Tottenham.

He was skipper erstwhile Tottenham hit Manchester United successful nan Europa League last successful May to clinch their first trophy successful 17 years.