South Korea coach Juergen Klinsmann has included Son Jun-ho in his squad for this month's friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador despite the midfielder's ongoing detention in China in connection with a bribery case in Liaoning province.
South Korean national soccer team's new head coach Juergen Klinsmann speaks upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon/File Photo
"Obviously we are all shocked of the situation of Jun-ho and he has our total support," Klinsmann told a press conference in Seoul on Monday."I know the and our people went to China and we will try to get him out of there and try to get him home. But it's not in our hands. "He's been outstanding in the two games against Colombia and against Uruguay and we miss him. We really hope and we pray that he can get him released."
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