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Son Heung-min to undergo surgery for fracture around eye as World Cup hopes left in doubt

Son Heung-min will undergo surgery after his head injury which puts a major doubt over his fitness for the World Cup.

Tottenham striker Son suffered a fracture near his left eye during their Champions League win in Marseille on Tuesday night.

South Korea star Son will face a race against time after the operation which will be done to “stabilise” the injury but the club are not putting a time scale on the recovery and stress it will depend on rehabilitation.

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