Outgoing Tottenham icon Son Heung-Min attends LAFC's Leagues Cup victory over Tigres UANL ahead of record-breaking transfer to MLS

Son confirmed he would be leaving Tottenham after a decade at the club during the team's tour of Asia and played his final game for the club in front of his adoring fans in South Korea against Newcastle. The 33-year-old is now expected to complete a record-breaking transfer to MLS and was in attendance to watch new side LAFC beat Tigres UNAL on Tuesday. 

Son is expected to be announced as a new LAFC player at a news conference on Wednesday. LAFC will reportedly splash out around $26 million (£19.5m) to land Son, beating the previous MLS transfer record paid by Atalanta for Emmanuel Latte Lath. Son will also link up with a familiar face at LAFC as he will join former Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris at the club.

LAFC forward David Martinez has been quick to welcome Son to the club. He told reporter Rodrigo A. Serrano: “It is amazing because we know he’s a legend. For me it’s a dream. Being so young, it makes me happy that I get to share a locker room with him. I’m going to learn the most I can. Most of all, happy he’s here with us.”

Son is guaranteed a warm welcome at LAFC after starring for Spurs and with the city boasting a large Korean population. The 33-year-old will be officially unveiled this week ahead of LAFC's next fixture on Saturday against Chicago in MLS.