Son Heung-min, wearing the captain’s armband, will visit Korea with Tottenham Hotspur for the first time in two years.

The list of Tottenham’s pre-season Asian tours, which will be held in Korea and Japan, has been made public. The list was released by Tottenham on its official website on the 23rd. The total number of players is 31.

“The pre-season tour squad for Japan and Korea has been confirmed. We will play J-League champion Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Saturday, K-League All-Star in Seoul on Wednesday, and Bayern Munich in Seoul on Saturday, August 3,” Tottenham said, attaching a list of players accompanying their Asian tour.

With a total of 31 players accompanying the Asian tour, a number of promising players expected by Tottenham, including Archie Gray, Lucas Beribal, Tyreece Hall, Alfie Devine and Jamie Donley, were included on the tour list. Among the players on the list, Romanian defender Radu Dragusin will participate only in the Korean tour.

Seven players are not joining the Asian tour. Frazier Foster has decided to stay in London for rehabilitation after his injury, while Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancourt, Argentina national team Giovanni Roselso, and Christian Romero went on vacation after visiting the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 in the U.S.

Bentancourt remained in the tournament late because of the third-place match against Canada after Uruguay was eliminated in the semifinals, and the two Argentine national teams finished the tournament in a good mood as Argentina advanced to the final and won the championship.

If there is a player who participated in the 2024 Copa America, there is also a player who participated in the UEFA 2024 European Championship in Europe. It is Mickey Van der Pen from the Netherlands. Van der Pen is also on vacation as the Netherlands has advanced to the semifinals for a long time.

Finally, Son’s best friends Sergio Reguilon and Brian Hill were excluded from the tour because they are on the transfer list. The two players are known to have been excluded from the coach’s plan.

It is regrettable for fans that Romero and Panderpen, who played as Tottenham’s main center-back duo under Postecoglou last season, were missing from the tour side by side. In addition, apart from the friendly against Team K League, the friendly against Munich, Germany’s best club, was a chance for Tottenham to evaluate its power, but it became virtually difficult as two main center backs were missing side by side.

Some of the replacements for Romero and Panderpen include Dragusin, Ben Davies and Ashley Phillips. Davis is not originally a center back, but he played at center back last season under Postecoglou. Phillips, born in 2005, is a promising center back resource that Tottenham expects. He will be able to get a chance during this pre-season tour.

There is no particular concern about the midfield without Bentancur. This is because James Madison, Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr, the main players, will all participate in the Asian tour. The strikers also include captain Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner and Hishalisson. It is also an opportunity for promising players who are pushing for Tottenham such as Alejo Bellis and Dane Scarlett to prove their skills.

Apart from his past traits, Bentancourt’s exclusion from the roster is drawing attention in a different sense. He made racist remarks mentioning Son Heung-min in a broadcast last month, and Korean fans are not happy about Bentancourt.

A brief conversation with the host on the Uruguayan broadcast program “Pora Camiseta” on the 15th of last month was a hot topic.

When the program host asked Bentancourt for the uniform of the Korean player, Bentancourt asked if he wanted Son Heung-min’s nickname, “Sonny,” and the host said it was okay to give him the uniform of the world champion.

Bentancourt laughed, saying, “Or how about your cousin’s uniform? They all look the same anyway.” The comment was clearly racist, saying that Asians all look alike.

Bentancur’s remarks immediately became controversial, and Bentancur, who recognized them, posted an apology on his SNS. Bentancur apologized, explaining that his words were a “bad joke” and that he did not mean to hurt others, including Son Heung-min.

However, critics continued to point out that Bentancourt’s apology was not sincere. Bentancourt posted an apology using Instagram and a story function among Instagram functions. Unlike posts that don’t disappear unless the user deletes them, the story function naturally disappears after 24 hours. Although it is kept in the records, only the user himself or herself can confirm this.

Some people doubted Bentancourt’s sincerity, saying that her apology would disappear after 24 hours. She also wrote Sonny, Son’s nickname, as Sony, a Japanese electronics brand, in her apology, causing further controversy.

Bentancur posted a second apology when the possibility of disciplinary action was discussed. This time, he wrote an apology not for an apology that disappears after 24 hours, but for a post that disappears only when he deletes it himself.

“I wanted to communicate with all the fans and followers after I mentioned Son and others. I mentioned Son and given our deep relationship logically, Son understands this is an unfortunate misunderstanding. 메이저사이트 All things have been clarified and resolved with my friend Son.”

He continued, “If someone felt uncomfortable with what I said in the media, I would like to sincerely apologize. But I also want you to know that I was never referring to anyone else. I just want you to know that I only mentioned Son Heung-min and I never meant to mention someone directly.”

Son forgave Bentancur. “I already had conversations with Bentancur and he made a mistake and he knows it. He apologized to me,” Son said. “He didn’t mean to say something aggressively. We’re brothers. And nothing has changed.”

Son said, “It’s been a while. We are one. We will meet again in the pre-season and fight as one in the team.”

The situation has been resolved, but fans are still angry that Son Heung-min, the representative player of Korea, was racist by his teammate. Bentancourt may be a better choice for both you and your fans to be excluded from the Korean tour list as it is now.