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input2025-07-30 19:08:00
Son Heung -min (33, Tottenham Hotspur) receives £ 190,000 (about 350 million won) as a week. In terms of 52 shares, Son Heung -min’s annual salary is £ 9.88 million.
The US Major League Soccer (MLS) is a league with a celery cap. You should not exceed $ 5.95 million. In the system, no team can pay Son Heung -min’s salary.
The salary cap pursues healthy financial management, but MLS has a designated player system. Three of the teams are exceptions in the salary cap. If it is a DP, there is no restriction on the annual salary. Lionel Messi, who plays in Intermiami, is known to receive a salary of $ 20 million. Messi’s colleagues, Geordi Alba and Sergio Busquets are also in this system. The same is true for stars who played in the English Premier League, including Christian Benteke (DC United) and Wilfred Zaha (Charlotte FC).
DP is a system introduced for the success and popularity of MLS. If the salary cap is lowered, it is difficult to recruit a star and it is difficult to secure the popularity. Although it can be financially sound, there is a limit to expanding awareness in the US market where basketball, baseball, and football are popular.
To overcome this, MLS introduced this regulation in 2007 when David Beckham moved to Los Angeles Galaxy. It is also called ‘Beckham Rule’.
Recently, MLS’s LA FC is known to be actively moving for Son Heung -min. LA FC is a team in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is known that about 320,000 people live. Including the citizens of East Asian countries such as China and Japan, it is nearly 1 million. If Asia’s leading superstar Son Heung -min joins the club, the club can not only increase performance but also have tremendous marketing effects. It is a background to endure huge spending. The major league Los Angeles Dodgers are in line with Park Chan -ho, Ryu Hyun -jin and Kim Hye -sung.
There are currently two DPs in LA FC: Dennis Buan and Javi Ro Dilo. One is empty, and if the transfer is made, this place will be the share of Son Heung -min. weo@sportsseoul.com