Tottenham Hotspur fans can breathe a sigh of relief after star forward Son Heung-min was not named as one of South Korea’s overage players for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games football tournament. South Korean Olympic team manager Kim Hak-bum named his squad for the Summer Games this afternoon, ending speculation on whether the full men’s national team captain would be in Tokyo. The Tokyo 2020 men’s football tournament finishes on August 7 while the English Premier League’s 2021-22 season kicks off a week later on Saturday August 14. Kim’s final 18-man squad is limited to three players over the age of 24, as per Olympic rules. Ordinarily the age limit is 23 but that has been extended a year because of the 12-month delay for the Tokyo Games. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 (@thekfa) The coach had confirmed in May that Son was one of 11 overage players included on South Korea’s 50-player longlist for the Summer Games, reiterating Son’s desire to play last month. “[Son] is willing to play at the Olympics, but that willingness alone may not get the job done because European clubs tend to view their players as assets,” Kim said at a June media conference, as reported by Yonhap. Son Heung-min has now scored 1️⃣7️⃣ goals in the @premierleague this season! pic.twitter.com/xnx7nmnM33 — #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) May 8, 2021 Spurs are not obliged to let him go under Fifa rules. South Korea will play a warm-up against France on July 16 and another game against unnamed opponents on July 13 before starting their Tokyo tournament. South Korea will play New Zealand on July 22, Romania on July 25 and Honduras on July 28 in group B of the men’s tournament. The top two teams from each of the four groups move on to the quarters in Tokyo. Starring for @SpursOfficial in the @premierleague Starring for @theKFA in the #AsianQualifiers Can Son Heung-min lead his nation to the 2022 @FIFAWorldCup ? pic.twitter.com/IVnBLasj3N — #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) June 29, 2021 Honduras knocked South Korea – and an over-age Son – out of the Rio 2016 Games knockouts. Son chose to sit out the London 2012 Games as he wanted to concentrate on his club football with German side Hamburg when South Korea won bronze. Managerless Spurs kick off their English Premier League season on August 15 when they host champions Manchester City. ‘Stay strong, I love you,’ Son tells Eriksen after South Korea goal Last season was Son’s most prolific season in front of goal in the English Premier League since arriving from German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 despite Spurs sacking manager Jose Mourinho midway through the campaign.