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The two players, who shared the same rice as Tottenham Hotspur, will face off on the U.S. stage. Timo Werner (30), who received warm encouragement from Son Heung-min (34, Los Angeles FC), will take on a new challenge on the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) stage.
On the 31st (Korea Standard Time), the MLS' official secretariat released Werner's interview on its website. On the 30th, San Jose Earthquakes said on its official channel, "The recruitment of Werner is the largest in club history. Werner, a striker from the German national team, joined the team," he officially announced.
Werner, who played on the European stage through RB Leipzig (Germany), Chelsea and Tottenham (England), said, "I'm still hungry. I want to pass on my winning experience and knowledge to the team and write a new history here like Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho," he said.
San Jose coach Bruce Arena's sincerity worked on this transfer. According to MLS, Arena himself flew to Germany in December and persuaded Werner. Werner said: "The coach's trust was crucial. I will help San Jose succeed again," he said.
In particular, Werner is looking forward to facing Son Heung-min, who was a teammate at Tottenham. As soon as the news of Werner's transfer was announced, Son Heung-min reportedly texted congratulations, saying, "Welcome to MLS."
The relationship between the two is special. Werner suffered from severe poor goal-scoring when he was on loan at Tottenham in the 2024-2025 season. In particular, he was at the center of criticism, missing a decisive opportunity in the game against Crystal Palace.
Son Heung-min, Tottenham's captain at the time, embraced Werner, who was depressed. Son Heung-min once saved his spirits by saying, "I won't feel good if I miss the opportunity as a striker," in German, "Keep going." Werner played under the consideration of Son Heung-min at the time, but failed to completely transfer to Tottenham.
Werner, who later failed to secure a place in Leipzig, his original team, dreams of a revival on the U.S. stage. Werner said, "I became a really good friend with Son Heung-min when I was at Tottenham. "Now I'm really looking forward to meeting as an enemy at the stadium," he said. "I'm looking forward to not only Son Heung-min but also his German teammates such as Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) and Thomas Muller (VANCO Whitecaps)."
Even Werner said, "I knew in advance that Son Heung-min was going to move to LAFC. "Because he told me," he said, revealing his later story.
San Jose failed to advance to the playoffs last season, ranking 10th in the Western Conference. Werner said, "I've had a hard time over the past six months, but now I want to play every day and win," and added, "I'll put all my efforts into San Jose so that he can advance to the playoffs and even try to win the championship."
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