Son Heung-min is set to complete his four-week national service in South Korea during this coronavirus season delay.

The Spurs forward, 27, managed to get out of the mandatory 21-month service after he led his nation to the gold medal at the Asian Games in 2018.

Under South Korean law, before the age of 28 you must complete 21 months of national service, unless you earn an exemption.

According to The Sun, Son’s victory two years ago gave him that exemption – but is still required to complete a shortened four-week regime.

With the football season on hold, Son headed home last week to do his duty.

He arrived in capital city Seoul with his parents on Sunday – and must now spend 14 days in quarantine.

It is the second spell of quarantine he has undertaken during the coronavirus crisis, after he was forced to spend 14 days in self-isolation on returning to the UK at the end of February, after he opted for surgery in South Korea.

After that he will potentially begin his four weeks of service immediately and faces a race to complete it before any potential season restart.

The hope for Son – and Tottenham – is that he can sneak his month of service in before the campaign gets underway again.

All Premier League football is currently suspended until April 30, but all 20 teams are set to meet on Friday via video-link to determine whether there needs to be a further delay.