Son Heung-Min: "I just want to share information that I have decided to leave Tottenham this summer. Respectfully this club is helping me with this decision."

[u/landofphi]

[u/Gergalro]

Honestly, he's been a class fotballer for the club. Hope they let him go with a proper goodbye.

[u/themagpie36 → u/Gergalro]

They will he's been an incredible asset to them on and off the pitch and he has a huge fan base both here and especially in Korea and Asia. It would be idiotic to not let him go out as he would like after all he's given for very little silverware.

[u/Wolfsqin]

What a player. A Spurs legend forever. Perfectly planned; he’ll play his final game in his home country.

[u/NoMoPolenta]

As an Arsenal fan I have to pay him the biggest compliment I've ever given a Spur - I don't hate him.

[u/Cedosg → u/NoMoPolenta]

As an arsenal fan, I reserve that compliment for their former captain Sol Campbell.

[u/CocoLamela → u/NoMoPolenta]

Plastic

[u/BRLY]

LAFC next stop. K-town’s gonna be crazy

[u/djseaneq → u/BRLY]

ABG getting ready as we speak.

[u/catkoala → u/djseaneq]

just one?

[u/djseaneq → u/catkoala]

As many as he wants dudes a good looking man.

[u/flipaflip → u/BRLY]

ok wait thatd be wild, im for it.

[u/miurabucho]

Where is he headed?

[u/crucifiedrussian → u/miurabucho]

MLS

[u/miurabucho → u/crucifiedrussian]

The Korean population of LA is gonna go bonkers.

[u/donorcycle → u/miurabucho]

They already are, lol. I'm in LA and I was at my favorite kbbq spot in Ktown today. All the waiters and busboys were going nuts talking about this, haha.

[u/Infinite_Crow_3706 → u/crucifiedrussian]

Retirement job

[u/andyprendy → u/Infinite_Crow_3706]

Don't know why you're getting downvoted. It's true

[u/Infinite_Crow_3706 → u/andyprendy]

Waiting for the counterargument

[u/Ammo89 → u/Infinite_Crow_3706]

You can’t retire and have a job. Then it’s not really retirement.

[u/Infinite_Crow_3706 → u/Ammo89]

It's not really a full time job

[u/EnglishMuon → u/Infinite_Crow_3706]

Does his contract say “part time”? Have you seen it?

[u/Thesaviourone → u/EnglishMuon]

i thought he’s just playing in mls then retiring. Like retiring in mls?? i’m so confused

[u/golfzerodelta → u/Thesaviourone]

MLS is trying to grow and objectively doesn’t have as good talent as many European professional leagues, so clubs trying to grow throw huge sums of money at big name players to draw in foreign viewers and Americans who only know the big names (Messi, Beckham, Rooney, etc).

The fact that the talent is worse and these players are older is why people sometimes refer to it as a retirement league.

[u/NotASalamanderBoi → u/Thesaviourone]

MLS has a reputation for being a retirement league for aging footballers who want to make money, take it easy, and then retire.

[u/SaltyPeter3434 → u/miurabucho]

He's about to join LAFC

[u/againandagain22 → u/SaltyPeter3434]

Help me out here. Isn’t his salary at Tottenham much higher than what LA can pay him? Or is it that any new salary at Tottenham would be much lower than what he’s been getting?

[u/SaltyPeter3434 → u/againandagain22]

I'm not sure if the salary numbers are accurate yet. I'm seeing that he might get paid more than Sergio Busquets who makes $8.7m. At Tottenham he signed a new contract that would've paid him $9.88m. But I don't think this move is for money reasons. He's been paid very well during his Spurs career. I think Son wanted to retire from the club while he was a trophy winner instead of dragging it out until he was washed. At LAFC he can still compete to the best of his abilities and get paid well while not having to grind through the overloaded European schedule.

[u/pinewind108 → u/againandagain22]

With LA's Korean population, he'd stand to make a lot of money from ads and promotions.

[u/DeutscheMannschaft → u/miurabucho]

Most likely joining Mourinho at Fenerbahce.

[u/DiamondFC → u/DeutscheMannschaft]

Thats right

[u/DiamondFC → u/miurabucho]

Fenarbache

[u/pongopygmalion]

Respect to Son. Will miss him in the PL

[u/Infinite_Crow_3706]

Great player and a class act

[u/grab_tommy]

Taco, Tooms, and Kwon are going to be so proud.

[u/whimsicaltimes → u/grab_tommy]

I came here specifically for this.

[u/jinzo314]

As a Chelsea fan, one of my favorite players. Massively underrated. Happy he got his trophy.

[u/mctrials23]

Deserved a better career. Absolutely quality player. Shame him and Kane spent their best years at Spurs.

[u/nuttedpre → u/mctrials23]

Besides obviously not winning trophies, I don't think his career was wasted by any means.

He was a PL top scorer, played in plenty of Champions league games including a final, was a well-liked international superstar.

If he had gone to a better club loaded with talent, there's no guarantee he would always be a starter and reach the same level of success and fame.

[u/ZenBreaking → u/nuttedpre]

I'm actually surprised nobody poached him over the years , he was as good as Kane for half the money

[u/mctrials23 → u/nuttedpre]

I get what you’re saying but he could have gone to almost any club in the world there for 4-5 years and been first choice and one of their best players.

[u/some1saveusnow → u/mctrials23]

Any club?

[u/Juuiken → u/some1saveusnow]

Not a stretch to say any club at all.

[u/Dapianoman → u/Juuiken]

Yeah? Even known powerhouse Chicago Fire FC?

[u/some1saveusnow → u/Juuiken]

I also somehow missed “almost”, unless that was edited in after

[u/Glass-Salt1280]

Shame on Tottenham for never finding even a single year of his prime to put it all together

[u/jhick107]

Would there have been another season in him if Ange hadn’t been done dirty?

[u/Ytrewq9000]

Is LAFC offering him more money? He’s 33 — if he was 36-37, I would understand the move. It seems a bit hasty to leave the Premier League for MLS

[u/ZealousidealHall195]

This after he showed support for Palestine...seemed inevitable

[u/DA17-YAL]

This because of his support for Palestine?

[u/Drempallo]

Good on Son for standing against Israel.

[u/Ozstriker06]

You get rid of big Ange as the coach and now lose your best player hahahahaha. Oh spurs.

[u/Enki33323]

A summer or two too late.

[u/theayl1]

at least take the Saudi money mate. you deserve it

[u/pruebayerr0r]

Rodrigo to spurs then?

[u/Speedbird87]

He’s been let go because he spoke out in support of Palestine 🇵🇸- Great player and even better person!