BAE COULD MISS A MONTH

Potters braced for the prospect of Junho being called up by South Korea in January for Asian Cup

- Peter Smith

STOKE City are aware of potentially missing Bae Junho for most of January due to his selection for South Korea under-22s.

Junho is in the Middle East at the moment for a friendly double header against Saudi Arabia, who will host the under-23s Asian Cup from January 6 to January 24.

The 22-year-old playmaker, pictured, has flitted between senior and youth sides at international level since joining Stoke in 2023.

He has 10 first team caps and is targeting a place at next summer's World Cup but for now he has been named in a 26-man under-22s squad managed by his old Daejeon Hana Citizen coach Lee Min-Sung.