By Daily sports on March 18, 2021
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has cast doubt over whether Son Heung-min will be released to play for South Korea against Japan next week.
Son has been named in South Korea’s squad for the friendly match on March 25 despite limping off during Sunday’s north London derby defeat to Arsenal with a hamstring injury.
The forward is ruled out of Spurs’ Europa League last-16 second-leg tie with Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. The London side is 2-0 up after the first leg.
Mourinho said if Son missed Sunday’s game against Aston Villa he could not be expected to play for his country in Yokohama.
“If a player is injured it doesn’t matter if it’s a friendly or official match,” Mourinho said.
“If we get to next week and he is injured and we can prove that to the Korean association then what can they do?
“If a player cannot play for the club he cannot play for the country.”
Winning the Europa League is the most likely route for the Spurs to qualify for next season’s Champions League and Mourinho said Harry Kane would play on Thursday despite upcoming England commitments.
•PHOTO: Son Heung-Min
Source Daily sports
Posted March 18, 2021
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