Son Heung-min has delivered a quick but hopeful message for Tottenham supporters on social media on Sunday.
The Spurs captain has missed the club's previous three games with a hamstring injury suffered late on against Qarabag in the Europa League last month. That problem also meant the 32-year-old missed out on South Korea's World Cup qualifying matches against Jordan and Iraq during this fortnight.
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou had suggested that Son was getting closer ahead of the Premier League match at Brighton last weekend but was not in a position to play eventually in the 3-2 defeat at the Amex Stadium. The Australian added that that would mean his skipper would not be fit enough to travel to captain his country.
On Sunday, Son posted an image of himself overlooking training pitches with the simple message "Back soon" alongside lilywhite heart emoji.
Postecoglou had said ahead of the game at Brighton: "Sonny unlikely, he’s pushing hard but I just don’t think the turnaround will be quick enough for him to be available at this stage.
"Well yeah, if he doesn’t play for us its not like he’s close then it makes sense [to not go on international duty]. But then again we have to be mindful, that international duty, national teams take over they are the custodians of their players but we’ve given them all of the medical information, they understand and they are understanding of the situation."
Tottenham fans will be hoping that the South Korean attacker is back in time to face West Ham United in a big London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next Saturday.
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