Tottenham face losing Heung-Min Son for two years to the South Korean Army, as The Sun reports. In-form raider could miss 2019-20 and 2020-21 as Korean law says all men under 28 must do 21 months of National Service. In spite of his great professional achievements it is an obligation, and even his two goals at the World Cup, including the stunner that helped to derail Germany, 2014 champions, is not taken into consideration.

Under Korean law, all men must do 21 months of National Service before they turn 28. Son reaches that milestone in July 2019 and any military call-up would rule him out of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.