Tottenham Heung-Min captain he announces that he will leave the club this summer

Captain of Tottenham, Heung-Min, announced that he will end his 10-year stay in northern London this summer, with a move to the Los Angeles FC, Los Angeles FC.

The 33 -year -old man joined the Spurs of Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and scored 173 goals in 454 games for the club.

Its honors include Captaining the Team to Victory against Manchester United in the final of the May Europa League, a triumph that led a 17 -year expectation for silverware.

Although he still has two years on his current contract, his confirmed that he intended to leave, describing the decision as “the most difficult I made in my career” at a press conference in Seoul alongside the new manager Thomas Frank.

“I came to the north of London when I was a child-a very young age, a young boy came to London who did not even speak English,” he said.

“Leaving this club as an adult man is a very, very proud moment.”

Farewell on the floor at home?

Spurs are currently in South Korea for pre-season, where they will face Newcastle United on Sunday.

The son should start and wear the armband, which means that his last match for Tottenham could come to his supporters at home.

Frank, who succeeded Ange Postcoglou in June, paid tribute to his captain, calling him “a real legend of Spurs” and “one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League”.

“If it's the last match for Sonny, what a place to do it here in front of his fans at home,” said Frank. “It could be a great end.”

Tottenham also has the Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain on August 13, but the time for his planned transfer means that the son may not be available for this match.

Heung-min Son became emotional after announcing that he was leaving the Spurs at a press conference in his country of origin in South Korea 🥺 pic.twitter.com/jymf1f4drn

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The impact of the son since his arrival in England was immense. Through 333 Premier League appearances, he scored 127 goals, pulling a level with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 16th place on the League marking list, exceeding notable names such as Dwight Yorke, Steven Gerrard and Ian Wright.

Alongside Harry Kane, now in Bayern Munich, his son trained one of the most prolific attack partnerships in the history of English football.

Together, they combined for a record of 47 goals in the Premier League, with 24 scored by Son and 23 per Kane.

During the 2021-222 season, his son became the first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot, sharing the price with Mohamed Salah thanks to his 23 goals.

A year later, he became the first Asian footballer to reach 100 Premier League goals.

He also holds the club record for most of the first league assists (71) and ranks sixth on the list of appearances of all Tottenham, behind only Cyril Knowles, Pat Jennings, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman and Glenn Hoddle.

Why now?

The South Korean striker admitted that the lifting of a European trophy with the Spurs this year had given him a feeling of closure.

“I need a new environment to push myself. I need a little change – 10 years, it's long,” said sound.

“I spent a lot of time thinking if I wanted to live football in a different environment, and I had these conversations with myself again and again.”

Since its participation in 2015, its has also provided 101 assists in all competitions and has played in the final defeat of the Tottenham Champions League against Liverpool.

He was appointed captain of the club in August 2023 after Hugo Lloris left the role.

If Sunday's match against Newcastle turns out to be his farewell, he will mark the end of an extraordinary chapter for one of the biggest players in Tottenham.