The legendary Premier League farewell! Son Heung-min enters the American League at a sky-high price, Messi meets the strongest opponent

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min wore a white shirt for the last time in a friendly match in Seoul, South Korea. When he was replaced, the audience burst into applause, and players from both sides lined up to pay a "head salute" to him. At the end of the game, Tottenham players threw the 33-year-old captain into the air. At this moment, ten years of loyalty and glory condensed into the end of legend in sweat and tears.

1. Ten years of North London, creating a monument in Asia, time back to the summer of 2015, a 22-year-old Korean boy entered the Premier League with a net worth of 30 million euros. No one could have thought that this young man who broke the Asian transfer fee record at the time would become the banner of Tottenham Hotspur in the next decade.

454 appearances, 173 goals, and 101 assists - this is the Tottenham report card handed over by Son Heung-min. Not only did he rank fifth in the team's history scorer list, he also became the greatest Asian player in Premier League history with 127 Premier League goals.

In the 2021-22 season, Son Heung-min ushered in the highest bright moment of his career: 23 Premier League goals (including only 1 penalty kick), beating Salah to win the Premier League Golden Boot. Although Salah also scored 23 goals in the season, 5 of them came from penalty kicks; while Ronaldo and Kane had only 18 goals and 17 goals respectively. He became the first Asian Golden Boot winner in the five major leagues and created unprecedented history.

Last season, Son Heung-min, who wore the captain's armband, finally realized his dream. He led Tottenham to beat Manchester United 1-0 and won the UEFA Champions League trophy. This is Tottenham's first important trophy in 17 years and is also the first club champion of Son Heung-min's career. The Athletic commented: "Son Heung-min is already the greatest player in Tottenham's modern history, and may even surpass Kane."

2. Sky-high landing in the FA League, setting a historical record

When Son Heung-min announced at the press conference that he "left the club this summer", the global media instantly pointed the camera at his next stop. Transfer expert Romano confirmed with his iconic "here we go!" that Son Heung-min will join the FC Los Angeles FC.

This deal shocked the football world: the transfer fee is as high as US$26 million, breaking the historical record of the SPF (the original record was at Atlanta United for US$22 million to sign Lars)

The annual salary is 20 million euros, second only to Messi's 20.5 million pounds, ranking second in the league's second highest salary

What is more profound is that Son Heung-min rejected the temptation of the Saudi giants' annual salary of 40 million euros. The active Korean-American community and competitive planning in Los Angeles became an important reason for his choice.

3. The US League of Commerce has changed its days, and Messi has welcomed the joining of the strongest opponent, Son Heung-min, which has caused the US League of Commerce to undergo drastic changes. Los Angeles FC currently ranks sixth in the Western Conference, but has the foundation of 1 American League championship and 2 regular season championships. Son Heung-min will reunite with former Tottenham teammate Lori, and the team's total value will exceed 40.98 million euros.

The real focus is the "battle of the king of heaven" between Son Heung-min and Messi. Miami International led by Messi is currently leading the Eastern Conference standings. Messi himself ranks first in the scorer list with 18 goals

Son Heung-min is currently worth 20 million euros, even higher than Messi's 18 million

Although Messi has helped Barcelona friends such as Suarez and Busquets, British media analysis pointed out: "The 33-year-old Son Heung-min comes to the US League and is likely to be stronger than Messi." What's clear is that Serric, who is currently second in the Scoreboard list, cannot gain a foothold in the Premier League at all, but can go hand in with Messi in the US League.

4. The legend never ends

Looking back at Son Heung-min's ten-year Premier League journey, from the "young boy who speaks not fluent in English" to the leader of Tottenham's locker room, he interprets the highest level that Asian players can reach in European football. Of the 173 goals, 57% were completed with their right foot and 40% with their left foot, and their feet were amazingly balanced.

When Son Heung-min stands in the Los Angeles sunshine, his journey is far from over. The new benchmark of the MFA League created by the $26 million transfer fee is not only a recognition of his value, but also a crown of glory for Asian football.