According to football.london Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Alasdair Gold, the club are willing to listen to offers to midfielder Yves Bissouma next summer.
Tottenham Hotspur ready to let midfielder go next summer
He said: “The problem is that Bissouma is 28 and he should be one of the inspiring leaders of this group. In truth, he’s just not and were it not for Rodrigo Bentancur’s suspension, he would be more likely playing in the Europa League matches than in the Premier League.
The midfielder has got all the talent in the world and the ability to dominate matches, but his game is too inconsistent as are his decisions on and seemingly off the pitch.
Tottenham have Archie Gray who could eventually be a long-term option in the role and Postecoglou has been using Lucas Bergvall in the position in the past two matches, with the 18-year-old Swede tidy once again when he came on against Chelsea.
There is also the option to sign Real Betis’ 23-year-old defensive midfielder Johnny Cardoso next summer. The USA international currently has a hamstring injury, showing that even just having an option for Spurs to buy you can bring an injury.
At this stage, Tottenham would likely accept a decent bid for Bissouma next summer. He’s only started 44 Premier League matches out of a potential 91 in his three seasons since arriving from Brighton for £30million.
The problem is whether he would want to leave, for any move would likely be a step down and he will only have a year left on his deal next summer, putting him in the position of power.”
It is a shame that it hasn’t really worked out for the midfielder in North London. As Gold says above, he is very talented, with excellent technical ability. He also has a real physique and athleticism that players with his ability often don’t have.
That is probably the biggest waste, not the technique – rather the physical side. He has all the attributes to be extremely imposing, yet he has some of the worst defensive awareness you will ever see, at least for someone in his role/position.
We saw it on Sunday, the challenge on Moises Caicedo, just so brain dead. At 2-1 up, riding a storm. The challenge on Pape Sarr on Cole Palmer was also stupid. However, he is 22, not 28. We see Bissouma consistently do stupid things like this, Luton away, Nottingham Forest away, the balloon incident, in the prime years of his career.
Furthermore, as unnecessary as it was from Sarr, you could also somewhat attribute it to frustration. No doubt he shouldn’t have done it, particularly with the game still in the balance, but it was a frustrated challenge. The Bissouma foul was, as mentioned above, when Spurs were still in front. There was just absolutely no need to do it.
In addition, he ruled himself out of the Southampton game, where Spurs will be without Rodrigo Bentancur, which now leaves Ange incredibly short in deeper midfield. Just an absolute liability. Talented player, no doubt, but time to move on in the summer – ideally.