“We only have one wish for Christmas…, it is the release of Son Jun-ho”, declared Jürgen Klinsmann, coach of South Korea, after the match won against China (3-0), last Tuesday. Since May, the Korean international who plays for Shandong Taishan, resident of the Chinese Super League, has been incarcerated for “corruption”. Suspected of “having taken bribes from private actors”, according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 31-year-old midfielder has not returned from the field since, without any details from the Chinese authorities. since his arrest.
At the time of his incarceration, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the international had been “questioned by public security authorities in Liaoning province”, adding that he was receiving support consular. Shortly after Son Jun-ho’s arrest, the South Korean Federation told AFP that it had sent emissaries to China to work for the player’s release, but claimed that his lawyer had been reluctant to speak to them.
The Korean international, who played with his selection during the World Cup in Qatar and participated in 3 matches, including the round of 16 against Brazil, received the support of his coach, Jürgen Klinsmann: “To date, They provided no evidence that he had done anything wrong (…) So we hope that the Chinese government will release him before Christmas, so that he can rejoin his family.”
