The Tottenham squad of the English Premier League (EPL), where “captain” Son Heung-min is active wearing the captain’s armband, will start its Asian tour. Fellow Rodrigo Bentancourt, who made racist remarks to Son Heung-min, was taken off the list for a break after participating in Copa America 2024.

Tottenham unveiled 31 players on its website on the 23rd. The list included Son Heung-min, James Medicine, Timo Werner, Hisharlisson, Emerson Royal, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies and Dejan Kulusevski.

Some of them are not able to participate in the Asian tour. “Frazier Foster is still in the team due to a fractured fracture. Players who participated in Copa 2024 South American Championship and Euro 2024 European Championship including Bentancourt, Giovanni Roselso, Christian Romero, and Mickey van der Pen will join the team ahead of the opening of the new season,” Tottenham said.

Notably, Bentoncourt faced a controversy over racial discrimination when he was asked to get Son’s uniform when he appeared on a television program in June, saying, “You won’t know even if you bring him your cousin’s uniform. 안전놀이터 He looks just like Son Heung-min or his cousin.” As the situation escalated, Bentoncourt left an apology on his SNS. Son Heung-min also accepted the apology.

Tottenham will play a friendly match against Vissel Kobe, the winner of last season’s J1 League, at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday. Then, they will move to Korea and play Team K League on Sunday and Coupang Play Series against Bayern Munich on August 3. Son Heung-min and “Monster Defender” Kim Min-jae Bayern Munich will play each other for the first time in their respective teams.