Tottenham Have Agreed to Sign Brighton’s Yves Bissouma For £25 Million

According to numerous verified reports, Tottenham have agreed to sign Brighton’s Yves Bissouma for £25 million. 

This would mark Tottenham’s third signing, but first since the transfer period opened last Friday. Bissouma has been rumoured with a Tottenham move for some time now.

The Brighton midfielder is expected in Tottenham next week for a medical, but all signs point to confirmation of signing the 25-year-old.

Bissouma will offer Spurs the engine room in defensive central midfield they’ve been looking for. Tottenham have been watching his progress for a few years now, but instead opted for Tanguy Ndombele, who struggled to come to grips with life in the Premier League.

Other Premier League clubs, including Aston Villa and Arsenal were also after Bissouma, but the Ivorian decided to instead play for a Champions League side, once again proving how crucial securing fourth place was for Tottenham’s future.

While the deal isn’t completely done yet, all signs point to Spurs finally getting a player whose qualities resemble Moussa Dembele’s, who departed the club in 2019.

Last year Bissouma would have cost almost £40 million, showing the decreased overall value of his stock on the open market in recent months. He was entering the last year of his contract at Brighton and is still facing legal challenges after an alleged sexual assault late last year, allowing Spurs to get him at a significantly slashed price.

The Ivorian is coming off a couple of injuries, including an ankle issue he sustained on international duty. However, Tottenham don’t believe any of these injuries are of long-term concern.

In Bissouma, Tottenham have landed an extremely talented, hard working and tenacious defensive central midfielder, shoring up heart of the club’s midfield. He’ll join Rodrigo Bentancur, Pierre Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp in an increasingly deep midfield.

Bissouma joins Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster as Tottenham’s new signings. We’re still less than a week into the transfer period, reinforcing just how serious Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte are about bringing in up to six quality players before the 2022-23 Premier League campaign commences.