Tottenham's summer transfer window has been a tiresome slog, with much of the focus surrounding our ill-fated attempts to bolster Thomas Frank's attack and mitigate James Maddison's long-term knee injury.
The business we have conducted looks to be game-changing, with Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha enjoying excellent starts to their very early Spurs careers. Frank, who's quickly highlighted his credentials, needs more, however. It won't be long until the schedule condenses and injuries inevitably arrive.
However, this window has also been frustrating due to our inability to sell. This is not a new issue, but you can't help but vent when you see what the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool are able to garner for their disposable assets.
With Richarlison rapidly resurrecting his Spurs career, there aren't too many candidates we'd want to ditch permanently, and we have already parted ways with club icon Son Heung-min this summer. You'd say Manor Solomon and Bryan Gil are the two others on the chopping block, while Yves Bissouma didn't take all that long to lose Frank's trust.
The Mali international is set to be the club's second significant sale of the window.
Yves Bissouma closing in on Galatasaray transfer
Tottenham are in talks with Galatasaray over a deal for Yves Bissouma. Initial loan plus an obligation for the 28yo, who was dropped by Thomas Frank for the Uefa Super Cup at the start of the season
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Many expected the club to move on from Bissouma this summer, despite the midfielder's timely return to form during the latter stages of our run to Europa League glory.
The former Brighton man is a standout on his day, and the streets won't forget the run he produced at the base of Ange Postecoglou's midfield to kick off the 2023/24 season.
However, peaks and troughs have defined Bissouma's time in north London so far, with his wild inconsistency proving infuriating. The writing was on the wall for him when Frank left him out of the travelling squad for the UEFA Super Cup before the new campaign got underway.
He's since been left out of both Premier League matchday squads due to an apparent injury, but it was pretty obvious that Bissouma was instead on the brink of a departure.
On Tuesday afternoon, The Telegraph's Mike McGrath reported that the Mali international is closing on a switch to Galatasaray in the final week of the summer window. Bissouma is expected to join the Turkish giants on an initial loan, but Gala will have an obligation to buy the 28-year-old permanently next summer.
Bissouma, it has to be said, is very Turkish Super Lig. He'd join a long list of former Premier League players to join one of the division's three major powers, with former Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez currently in Galatasaray's ranks, and seemingly enjoying his time in Istanbul.