'I am with you in spirit' – Tottenham's Yves Bissouma bids farewell after development in last 24 hours
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Jonathan Burnett
Tue 9 September 2025 13:59, UK
Yves Bissouma is marked for the exit door at Tottenham Hotspur after falling out of favour early in Thomas Frank’s tenure.
Frank left Bissouma out of Tottenham’s squad to face PSG in the UEFA Super Cup last month and signed Joao Palhinha to play ahead of him in midfield, leaving the Mali international well down the pecking order.
Everton and West Ham both backed out of moves to sign the 29-year-old before the transfer deadline, but Football Insider revealed on 6 September that Bissouma could still head to Saudi Arabia or Turkey.
Frank is happy to sell Bissouma before the two aforementioned countries’ transfer windows close, but it remains to be seen if Tottenham will be able to recoup some of the £25million fee they paid Brighton in 2022.
Bissouma hasn’t hit the heights anticipated after his £25million move from Brighton
Football Insider revealed on Tuesday that Tottenham could sanction a loan move for Bissouma in order to move his wages off their books this season, but that may mean losing him for free in 12 months’ time.
Bissouma is yet to feature in Frank‘s first-team this season since he was dropped from their Super Cup squad, and has also been absent from Mali’s squad for their 2026 World Cup qualifiers this month.
Mali’s 3-0 win over Comoros on 4 September gave them a slim hope of automatic qualification for next summer’s tournament, but a 1-0 loss to Ghana on Monday leaves the Eagles fourth in their group.
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With Mali now likely requiring maximum points from their last two games to overtake Madagascar and Comoros, Bissouma posted on his Instagram story to say: “Guys, I know very well that you gave everything.
See you soon…”
Credit: @yves_bissouma on Instagram
Football Insider Verdict
Although ex-Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson doesn’t see Palhinha as a direct replacement for Bissouma in North London, the midfielder’s low position in Frank’s pecking order makes an exit almost inevitable.
Should Tottenham elect to loan Bissouma to the Saudi Pro League or Turkish SuperLig in the final year of his contract, they will likely lose the opportunity to collect a nominal fee for him unless he is recalled.
Bissouma certainly isn’t the first player to prove a bad fit under multiple managers at Tottenham and won’t be the last, but his decline from being one of the Premier League’s best midfielders at Brighton will worry Spurs fans.