Son Heung-mins agent now confirms what several british media has described the recent days.
The south Korean Tottenham-player staying right now in south Korea to complete his military service, while coronavirussen keep him and the remaining players from playing football.
It confirms the Sons agent, Son Seung-hyuk, to CNN.
“Son is moving to Jeju Island (an island south of the mainland, red), as soon as he has completed his hjemmekarantæne. He will receive three weeks of basic military training at marine corps, which begins the 20. april.”
Tottenham wrote last weekend, that Son had gone home to south Korea because of ‘personal reasons’.
According to the british media, including The Guardian, was the reason that the football star had to complete his military service, while the football players still pause, which the agent now confirms.
In south Korea law says that all men who have the physique for it, must serve two years of national service. Son and the south Korean national team escaped, however, for this, as they won the Asian Games back in 2018.
He lets go, however, not a mandatory service.
According to the agent is it specific about three – and not four weeks, as the british media wrote – weeks of military service in the marine corps from the 20. april, as mentioned.
the Premier League was in the first in the middle of march suspended, and with the 4. april.
Subsequent is fodboldrækken been suspended indefinitely, and it is known, therefore, when don played football again.
No Premier League team has been in action since march.