The perfect signing’ - Son’s Messi-like impact in Los Angeles

Son Heung-min

If perfect transfers exist in football, then Son Heung-min’s move to Los Angeles FC looks set to be one of them.

His first two months in Major League Soccer (MLS) have been a rare conjunction of a player making the best move they could at a certain point in their career, and a club signing the best player they could at a particular moment in time.

Son has eight goals and three assists in his first nine appearances for LAFC, and his arrival has them being spoken of as serious contenders in the upcoming MLS Cup play-offs.

There were moments towards the end of Son’s time at Tottenham Hotspur where his performances were questioned. It was not clear whether this was a blip for the 33-year-old or the kind of drop in quality many players begin to experience once they reach their 30s.