Tottenham Hotspur have made just one new signing so far in the summer 2025 tranfer window after the Morgan Gibbs-White deal collapsed, as West Ham right winger Mohammed Kudus is the one true upgrade from the squad that won the 2024/25 Europa League title but also finished a lowly 17th in the Premier League.
Aside from adding one more attacking game-changer besides Kudus to replace the "loss" of Gibbs-White, Spurs absolutely have to upgrade their midfield for new manager Thomas Frank if they want to have a prayer at competing with the big boys like Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City in the Premier League next season.
But it seems like, for some silly reason, if Tottenham want to make the signings they need in the middle of the park, they need to offload an unwanted midfielder. And the midfielder they really want to sell to raise funds and clear space this summer is Yves Bissouma, who no longer has a future at the club.
Tottenham are having trouble making the sale
Despite some links to the Turkish Super Lig, Tottenham have found it difficult to find potential transfer partners interested in Bissouma. Now, though, they have found an opening and the right suitor they need to get in touch with in order to sell the experienced Premier League midfielder for a tidy sum.
According to a report from Give Me Sport's Ben Jacobs, Al-Ahli of the Saudi Pro League are interested in making huge waves in the transfer market this summer to compete with their rivals further up the table. Al-Ahli would reportedly like to sign six to eight new players this transfer window. Their priority is to add more help to the middle of the park, and after showing cursory interest in Morgan Gibbs-White, of all players, Al-Ahli are now looking at Tottenham No. 8 Yves Bissouma as one option in the middle of the park.
There are other two candidates among those on the list are also Premier League players in Leicester City's more attacking Bilal El Khannouss and the Foxes' more defensive - and more experienced - option Wilfried Ndidi.
Saudi Pro League sides have money to burn, and when a club like Al-Ahli is desperate to make sweeping upgrades, there is profit to be made. If Tottenham can somehow sell Bissouma for more than 30 million euros this summer to Al-Ahli, that could go a long way in helping Spurs sign a much better midfielder to revamp their crew.