Son leaves Tottenham to join MLS side LAFC
- BBC News
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that Son Heung-min has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Los Angeles FC on a permanent transfer.
BBC Sport understands that LAFC have paid an MLS record fee of $26m (£19.5m).
The forward revealed in a news conference on Saturday that he would leave Tottenham after 10 years at the club.
The 33-year-old was present at LAFCs 2-1 Leagues Cup win over Mexican side Tigres UANL on Tuesday.
The fee paid to Spurs for the South Korean surpasses the previous MLS record of £16.5m paid by Atlanta United to sign Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough in February.
More to follow.
