“He was like a demigod stepping down and meeting us right here,” recalled Lee, who was there and “tried to give him a big hug.” But coming to play for the local club will make Son “one of the most famous people in L.A.,” Lee said; he’ll be a rockstar with only a few parallels.

Heung-min Son will be unveiled by LAFC on Wednesday as the most expensive signing in Major League Soccer history. The Tottenham captain has agreed a two-year deal and will join for a fee of around £20million, which surpasses the $22m (£16.6m) fee paid by Atlanta United for Emmanuel Latte Lath in February 2025.