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Son Heung-Min’s hopes of taking part in on the World Cup later this month are unsure after Tottenham confirmed the South Korean star will want surgical procedure on a fracture round his left eye.
The 30-year-old suffered the harm throughout Tottenham’s Champions League win towards Marseille on Tuesday and now faces a race to be match for Qatar 2022 which begins on November 20.
Son was caught within the face when difficult for a header with Chancel Mbemba and was handled on the pitch throughout a prolonged delay to the sport.
He was then helped off the pitch by the membership’s medical workers however seemed very disoriented as he did so.
Tottenham went on to win the sport 2-1 to safe high spot within the group and development into the knockout levels of the competitors.
“We are able to affirm that Heung-Min Son will endure surgical procedure to stabilise a fracture round his left eye,” Tottenham stated in an announcement on Wednesday.
“Following surgical procedure, Son will begin rehabilitation with our medical workers and we will replace supporters additional in the end.”
The membership stopped wanting giving a timeframe for Son’s return however there’s precedent for gamers coming back from such an harm inside three weeks.
Kevin De Bruyne suffered a fractured eye whereas taking part in for Manchester Metropolis within the 2021 Champions League last and was again taking part in for Belgium on the European Championships inside 21 days.
South Korea begins its World Cup marketing campaign towards Uruguay on November 24 and might be determined for its captain and finest participant to be slot in time.
A number of different stars are additionally racing to be match for the event in Qatar.
England’s Ben Chilwell limped off the pitch with an obvious hamstring harm throughout Chelsea’s Champions League win towards Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday however the extent of the injury shouldn’t be but clear.
It comes shortly after Paul Pogba’s agent confirmed he would miss the event by way of harm.
The midfielder’s France teammate Raphael Varane can also be a doubt after limping off in tears throughout Manchester United’s draw towards Chelsea final month.
