Is it politics that keeps him out of the fold? I know he made people unhappy when he told KFA to 'leave Son alone' a couple years back.
Son Heung-min nominated for the 2017 AFC Asian International Player of the Year Award. http://www.the-afc.com/2017-awards/nominees-for-afc-player-of-the-year-awards-announced
#THFC: Lloris (C), Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Dele, Son, Kane. #COYS pic.twitter.com/1sfXv7Qkrj— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 21, 2017