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Mikel Arteta with new Arsenal signing Piero Hincapie (Picture: Getty)

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Xavi Simons has become Tottenham’s seventh signing of the summer (Photo: Tottenham Hotspur)

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Arsenal are working on further transfer signings (Picture: Getty)

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Son Heung-min has agreed to join a new club after making ‘the most difficult decision’ of his career by leaving Tottenham.

The 33-year-old announced in an emotional press conference on Saturday that he had decided to leave Spurs this summer.

Son has spent a decade at the north London club, making 454 appearances for Tottenham since his move from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.

He captained the club to their Europa League win last season as Tottenham clinched their first trophy in 17 years.

‘I came to north London as a kid – a very young age, a young boy came to London who even didn’t speak English,’ Son said.

‘Leaving this club as a grown man is a very, very proud moment.’

Son has agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC since deciding to leave Tottenham, who hired Thomas Frank as Ange Postecoglou’s replacement in June.

LAFC are now in advanced talks with Tottenham over a fee for Son, with a £15m deal in the works.

Son’s former Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris already plays for Los Angeles, who are managed by former USA defender Steve Cherundolo.

New Tottenham boss Frank described Son as a ‘true Spurs legend’ and ‘one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League’.

‘If that is the last game for Sonny, what a place to do it here in front of his home fans,’ the ex-Brentford manager said. ‘It could be a beautiful ending.’

Tottenham face Newcastle United in Seoul on Sunday afternoon as they continue their preparations for the 2025-26 season.

Discussing his imminent exit from Spurs, Son added: ‘Before we start the press conference, I just want to share the information that I’ve decided to leave the club in the summer.

‘And respectfully, the club is helping me with my decision. So I just want to share this information before we start the press conference.

‘It was the most difficult decision of my football career. I’ve been here ten years at a beautiful club with beautiful fans and having such amazing memories.

‘And after all that, it was so hard to make this decision. But as I said, I feel like I need a new environment and to push myself.

‘And to get more of me, I feel like I need a little bit of change. Ten years is a lot of time when you’re thinking about it.

‘So and I came to London as a kid. 23 years old, a very young age [and] a young boy came to London who even didn’t speak English.

‘And [I’m] leaving this club as a grown man. This is a very, very proud moment. So I just want to say thank you to all of the Spurs fans that gave me so much love.

‘I felt like it was my home. But yeah, it was, it was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made.’

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Thomas Frank insists he fully understands Arsenal’s decision to sign Christian Norgaard from Brentford this summer.

Mikel Arteta’s side sealed a £15 million deal for the 31-year-old earlier this month.

Before their six seasons together at Brentford, Frank also managed Norgaard at Brondby as well as at youth level with Denmark’s national side.

The pair were reunited in Hong Kong on Thursday as Frank’s Tottenham side beat Arsenal in their pre-season friendly.

Norgaard, who started the game and was replaced by Martin Zubimendi in the second half, shared a hug with Frank after the full-time whistle.

And speaking after the game, Frank said he was ‘so happy’ for Norgaard’s move to Arsenal.

‘It was a little emotional,’ Frank said.

‘I’ve known him since he was 15. He’s 31 now and I’ve been training him for 12 years so I can say that I’ve known him for a pretty long time.

‘This is the first time I’ve played against him. He played for me more than 300 games and it was a bit strange to see him on the other team.

‘He’s a top player and I can understand why Arsenal went for him.

‘I’m so happy that he got this great opportunity late in his career.’

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