Eom to miss Swans fixtures due to Asian Games

[Getty Images] Eom Jisung will miss two Swansea City fixtures in September after being called up for the Asian Games by South Korea. Winger Eom has just been to a first World Cup with his national team, where he featured as a substitute in a win over the Czech Republic and a defeat to Mexico. But the 24-year-old has now been named as one of three overage players in South Korea's under-23 squad for the Asian Games, which are being held in Japan. Eom is to join up with the squad on 9 September, with the tournament running from 15 September to 3 October. That means that while he will be available for Swansea's game at Southampton on Tuesday, 8 September, he will be absent for the home fixture against Burnley four days later and the trip to Lincoln City on Saturday, 19 September. The remainder of the Asian Games coincides with an international break, with Swansea returning to action against Norwich City on Saturday, 10 October. Eom has scored six goals in 88 Swansea appearances since joining the Welsh club in 2024.