The English professional soccer Premier League (EPL) Tottenham team, played by Son Heung-min (32), the ‘captain’ of the Korean national soccer team, departed for the ‘Asia Tour’.
Colleague Rodrigo Bentancourt, who made racist remarks toward Son Heung-min, was omitted from the list.
Tottenham revealed the 31 players who will go on the Asian tour on its website on July 23, 2024.
The roster included most of the faces familiar to domestic fans, including Son Heung-min, Timo Werner, Richarlison, Emerson Royale, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davis, and Dejan Kulusevski.
However, there are some players who cannot participate in the Asian tour.
Fraser Forster remains with team to rehab after fracture
Tottenham said, “Fraser Forster remains with the team and is rehabilitating due to a fracture injury.
“Players who participated in Copa 2024 (South American Football Championship) and Euro 2024 (European Football Championship), such as Bentancourt, Giovanni Lo Celso, Christian Romero, and Mickey van der Pen, are scheduled to join the team ahead of the start of the new season.” .
The player who stands out is Bentancourt.
Bentancourt appeared on a broadcast program last June and was asked by the host to ‘get Son Heung-min’s uniform’. He jokingly said, “If I brought you Son Heung-min’s cousin’s uniform, you wouldn’t know. Both Son Heung-min and his cousin look the same.” Fell into controversy over discrimination.
Ben Tancourt immediately left a message of apology through his social networking service (SNS), and Son Heung-min also accepted the apology.
However, the reality is that the gaze of domestic fans is still cold.
Tottenham Asia Tour Begins – Friendlies
Tottenham will play a friendly match against last season’s J1 League champion Vissel Kobe at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on July 27, 2024.
Afterwards, they will move to Korea and play the Coupang Play Series at the Seoul World Cup Stadium against Team K League on July 31, 2024, and Germany’s Bayern Munich on August 3.
On this day, Son Heung-min posted a photo taken with his colleagues on the plane on his Instagram account and expressed his anticipation for the Asia Tour with the post, “Preseason tour!⚽️ Let’s go♡♥.”
Tottenham Asia tour begins – Harry Kane absent
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s ‘goal scorer’ Harry Kane also did not participate in the Coupang Play Series.
Son Heung-min and Kane, who worked together best at Tottenham, will no longer be able to see the match on the Korean stage.
Munich coach Vincent Company held a press conference at a training camp in Tegensee, Germany on the 22nd local time and said, “Kane, Alphonso Davis, Dayot Upamecano and Kingsley Coman will not participate in the Coupang Play Series.”
Previously, German media Bild also said on the 16th, “Kane will not participate in the Korean tour (July 31-August 5) and will join his team in August.” “Kane has had a long season leading up to Euro 2024, so he will be ranked 3rd.” “I got a week off,” he said.
However, as Tottenham and Munich will meet again in the ‘Visit Malta Cup’, a friendly match held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on August 11th at 1:30 am Korean time, Son Heung-min and Kane are expected to face each other then.
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