Tottenham get Son Heung-min future update from South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann

South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann believes Son Heung-min will continue to play for his country and hopes he will win trophies with Tottenham Hotspur.

Son is now back at Hotspur Way following South Korea's exit at the hands of Jordan this week in the Asian Cup semi-finals, limping out of the competition without a shot on goal in the game. The disappointing defeat, following a couple of tight extra-time wins to get to that stage, brought plenty of criticism from the country's media and supporters.

The Tottenham and Korea captain, who scored three goals and laid on one assist, was left devastated by the tournament exit at such a late stage.

Son posted on Instagram: «Many people were looking forward to holding the Asian Cup tournament and focusing only on the whole game, so there was too much appreciation. It was scary and sad to walk back to London after the match, but we arrived safely.

»I guess I wasn't good enough as captain and didn't lead the team well. I was so proud of being a Korean football player because of your love and support even in this situation. Thank you and I am sorry."

There has been some speculation since that Son might retire from international football because of the nature of that post and the past tense of some of the words he was using. But on arriving back in Korea following the tournament, Klinsmann, a former Tottenham striker himself and World Cup winner, shot down those suggestions at an airport press conference as he was also asked if Son can win things at Spurs instead.

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«I just texted back and forth with Sonny.