Son Heung-min agreed to a contract with Los Angeles FC on Tuesday, finalizing his move to Major League Soccer after a decade at Tottenham Hotspur

“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.

LAFC has landed Son Heung-min, a Premier League player in the prime of his career who has the ability to connect with South Korean fans.