Jurgen Klinsmann has included Son Jun Ho in his South Korea squad for this month's football friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador despite the midfielder's ongoing detention in China in connection with a bribery case in Liaoning province.
Son, who plays his club football for Chinese Super League side Shandong Taishan, was listed in the 23-man squad for the matches, which will see the Koreans face Peru in Busan on June 16 before playing El Salvador four days later in Daejon.
"Jun Ho has our total support," Klinsmann said. "I know the [Korea Football Association] and our people went to China, and we will try to get him out of there and try to get him home. But it's not in our hands.
"He's on that list in case something happens ... We're looking after him, he's getting our support. We don't know his state of mind, we don't know what physical state he is in, but I think he deserves all the support from us.
"He was outstanding in the games against Colombia and Uruguay and we miss him. We really hope and we pray ... he can [be] released."
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said earlier that Son, who featured three times at the World Cup in Qatar last year, is suspected of taking bribes from non-state workers and has been detained by the Public Security Bureau in Liaoning province.
He was selected by Klinsmann for the German's first two games in charge of the South Korean national team in March, when they drew 2-2 with Colombia before losing 2-1 against Uruguay.
Son has played 20 times for South Korea.
Son Jun Ho
