Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min has been forced to put out a statement aimed at keeping fans away from his military service drills.
The South Korean forward will soon start a mandatory four-week training camp back home, but there had been concern that fans would break coronavirus measures in order to catch a glimpse of the star in action.
Gatherings of people are still prohibited in South Korea despite the country's impressive record of identifying coronavirus cases, and Son has urged fans and reporters to stay away while he undertakes his duties. "As large gatherings have been discouraged due to the COVID-19 virus and as we are working to comply with government policy, we will not be opening this event up to the public," a