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Christmas has come early for Jose Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspur.

With the festive period fast approaching, the new Lilywhites head coach will be well aware of the importance of having a fully fit squad in order to navigate through a number of games in such a short space of time.

On the injury front, Spurs have one long-term absentee and that's club captain Hugo Lloris who is expected to be out of action until the new year.

Left-back Ben Davies is facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury in the 3-2 win over West Ham United last week, while Erik Lamela and Michel Vorm should be back in contention shortly.

Another player who will be available for Spurs during the festive period is Son Heung-min.

As confirmed by the South Korea national team, the forward has not been named in the squad for the EAFF East Asian Cup tournament which is being held on home soil.

The final round takes place between December 10-18 and if Son was selected he might have missed Spurs' Premier League clash against Manchester United on the fourth if required to join up with the squad a week earlier.

He certainly would have missed the final Champions League group game against Bayern Munich on December 11 as well as the trip to Wolves four days later.

But as expected, Son has not been selected which means he can focus all of his efforts on helping the north London outfit climb the Premier League table during a run of six games next month.

In truth, this is a welcome break from international duty for Son.

After competing at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he took part in a successful Asian Games tournament a few months and assisted both extra-time goals to win the Gold Medal match vs Japan.

In doing so, Son and the whole South Korea squad guaranteed their exemption from mandatory military service.

Then in January last year the 27-year-old was participating in yet another tournament.

This time it was the 2019 Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, although he was granted permission to miss the first two group games thanks to an agreement Spurs had struck with the South Korea FA.

There was to be no joy for Son and co as they were beaten on penalties at the quarter-final stage by eventual winners Qatar.