Son Heung-min effect! RMC: Son Heung-min s jersey sold for 1.5 million and broke Messi s record, with Bale s influence 5 times

Football     4:17pm, 20 September 2025

RMC reported that since joining, Son Heung-min's jerseys have been sold, and Son Heung-min's media influence is five times that of Bale.

Son Heung-min joined Los Angeles FC on August 7 this year and officially landed in the FAF.

On the court, Son Heung-min had 5 goals and 2 assists in 6 games, and Son Heung-min was also breaking the record outside the court. Messi previously sold 500,000 jerseys in Miami in a single month, and since Son Heung-min joined in August, his jerseys have been sold 1.5 million (RMC does not specify the source of the data).

In addition, Los Angeles FC's social media followers doubled. In August, the number of views of club-related content increased by 594%, reaching nearly 34 billion times.

According to John Tarlington, vice chairman of Los Angeles FC Club, even former Real Madrid star Bale did not cause such a big sensation in Los Angeles FC when he joined, and Son Heung-min's media influence is five times that of Bale.

source:7m com cn