{"id":548196,"date":"2020-04-02T11:38:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548196"},"modified":"2020-04-02T11:38:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:38:25","slug":"report-son-heung-min-could-complete-south-korea-military-service-during-premier-league-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/02\/report-son-heung-min-could-complete-south-korea-military-service-during-premier-league-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Son Heung-min Could Complete South Korea Military Service During Premier League Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> forward Son Heung-min is looking to complete his military service for South Korea while the Premier League is suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/players\/son-heung-min-national-service-18028474\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football.London&#8217;s<\/a> Rob Guest says that Son has returned to South Korea for &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2>Son Heung-min Could Complete Military Service During Premier League Suspension<\/h2>\n<h3>Son and Military Service<\/h3>\n<p>The 27-year-old was exempted from the 21-month service after he and his South Korea teammates won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is still required to complete a four-week basic training service as a minimum, and that could happen while he has returned to the country.<\/p>\n<p>The English top-flight has been suspended since the beginning of March and it has been agreed between the Premier League&#8217;s chiefs and their counterparts at the EFL that the season will only resume when it is &#8220;safe and appropriate to do so&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Son has been given permission to return to his country as he recovers from a fractured arm that he suffered in a 3-2 win against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n<h3>Is This What Son Heung-min Needs?<\/h3>\n<p>With Son exempted from the full two-year service, he is only required to complete a four-week basic training programme now.<\/p>\n<p>Should this be stuck to, it would mean that the whole idea of Son needing to do the service would go away and he can focus fully on football.<\/p>\n<p>While players are also doing as much as they can to stay fit during the current lockdown in the UK due to Coronavirus, this would certainly be a step up for Son and could also help in the rehabilitation from his arm injury suffered a couple of months ago.<\/p>\n<p>It would leave Son in good physical condition once the season does resume, whenever that proves to be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_SBi9eWoSqlg4GDzDLLz2w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1201647593\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_SBi9eWoSqlg4GDzDLLz2w',sig:'DWQNgZ8NS20Zat-OV8Lq3MNw957vYtTEl-CSOAuhdjk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1201647593',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min is looking to complete his military service for South Korea while the Premier League is suspended due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 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