South Korea is providing all necessary consular assistance to Son Jun-ho, a South Korean midfielder based in China who is being detained by public security authorities reportedly for a bribery case, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
"In regards to Son, our local consulate is providing all necessary consular assistance," Lim Soo-suk, a spokesperson for the ministry, told a regular press briefing.
Lim declined to provide further details, citing reasons of privacy.
Son, 31, has been playing for Shandong Taishan FC in the Chinese Super League since 2021. He has been reportedly detained at the Liaoning police station in northern China since last Friday.
Chinese media have reported that Son and other Shandong players had been questioned about match-fixing allegations surrounding their head coach, Hao Wei.
Source: Yonhap News Agency