The South Korean star son Heung-Min has not even been officially announced as a member of Los Angeles FC of MLS, but excited fans are already waiting to welcome him.
ESPN and the athletic report that son, who left Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, will sign with LAFC for an MLS record transfer costs of $ 26 million (£ 19.5 million).
On Tuesday evening, Lafc announced a press conference for a “big announcement” on Wednesday at 2 p.m. local time that seems to be the unveiling of son.
After press releases about the possible arrival of Son on Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport, about 40 fans of Son went to see if they could get a signature, a photo or even a glimpse of their idol.
However, they could not see Son, after his shipment in South Korea a few hours earlier.
“Son is very important to me. I always woke up at five or six in the morning to see him play in England,” Jun Kwon, a 19-year-old fan, told AFP.
“He's going to change things here. My father and I, who were not interested in MLS, have already won.”
He was bought a gold and black Lafc sweater on Tuesday morning and printed with the name of his idol.
In a decade with Spurs, SON scored 173 goals in 454 games.
The wing player confirmed his plans to leave Tottenham in Seoul last weekend after a final game with the Premier League club.
At Lafc, son the French striker Olivier Giroud, who was sold to Lille in July, will replace and share a dressing room with the French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, his former teammate in Tottenham.