"Thanks to you, I'm throwing it away?"" Buanga, Son Heung-min and Fluminense try to transfer... "You're going to Brazil because you can't run with Messi"

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"Heungbu Duo" is shaking. Son Heung-min (34)'s LA FC offensive partner Dennis Buanga (32) wants a transfer.

The U.S. "Sports Illustrated" reported on the 3rd (local time) that "Fluminense (Brazil) offered a record transfer fee to Buanga, Son Heung-min's 'soul partner.'"

According to reports, Pliminense made an active move to recruit Buanga, but faced difficulties due to LAFC's inability to sell. The media said, "Pluminense prepared an offer worth $15 million (about 21.5 billion won) for Buanga's transfer fee, but LA FC did not give it away."

Inter Miami, the "luxury corps" where Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez play, also spit on Buanga. The media said, "Miami offered $13 million (about 18.6 billion won) earlier this winter, but it was flatly rejected by LAFC as 'no sales'."

LAFC sticks to at least $15 million at the ransom of Vuanga and is showing a strong attitude that it will never go over the bargain price.

Local media pointed to the "Son Heung-min effect" as the background of the surge in Buanga's stock price. The media evaluated, "Vuanga entered the 30th line, but he had a career high season after Son Heung-min arrived."

"Son Heung-min, a former captain of Tottenham, showed a perfect chemistry by creating a 'demonlike' synergy with Vuanga," he said. "The two players formed a fearsome duo that is almost all of LA FC's offensive power."

Buanga, who joined LA FC from AS Saint-Etienne in the summer of 2022, has become the team's main gun with 101 goals and 42 assists in 152 games. In particular, last season, when Son Heung-min joined, he recorded a career high with 32 goals and 10 assists, and even competed fiercely with Messi until the end of the season.

He showed good chemistry with Son Heung-min, who joined during the last season, leading LA FC to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Audi MLS Cup (Playoff) and was also selected as the best 11 MLS.

However, it seems that Buanga wants to work with Messi more than Son Heung-min. Buanga publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the news that the transfer to Miami was canceled last month. According to foreign media such as the U.S. "World Soccer Talk," Buanga said on his social media (SNS), "I was only a few inches away from my dream, but the club closed the door."

Local media interpret the "dream" mentioned by Buanga as "playing with Messi." In fact, it indirectly revealed that he wanted to work with Messi more than a partnership with Son Heung-min. As a result, LA FC fans expressed disappointment at the team's main player trying to go to a rival team.

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