Thomas Frank will be seething with Tottenham board after latest Yves Bissouma development
Thomas Frank’s feud with Yves Bissouma at Tottenham could yet take another surprising twist.
The Mali international has been cut adrift from the rest of the squad in the Premier League, with the new boss clearly keen to get him gone as quickly as possible.
Bissouma came within inches of leaving Tottenham in the summer, but a last-minute move to Galatasaray ultimately fell through a matter of days before the transfer deadline.
Frank has made it abundantly clear that the midfielder is not a part of his plans in any way, and with that in mind, he will surely be seething with the board after the latest update on the player.
Thomas Frank to fume as Tottenham line up Yves Bissouma extension
Bissouma looks highly unlikely to play for Tottenham again, given that his contract is due to expire at the end of the season, and he recently picked up an injury on international duty.
Frank will be desperate for that to be the case, as his temperament has caused him similar problems to the managers who have preceded him in N17.
Bissouma was dropped from the squad for the UEFA Super Cup final after being late for training, something which was also a persistent issue with him during Ange Postecoglou’s reign.
Since then, Frank hasn’t handed him a single competitive minute, and he hasn’t been included in the squad for the Champions League.
However, the Dane will surely be fuming with the club hierarchy, as they plan to trigger a one-year extension in Bissouma’s contract if they cannot sell him in January, according to The Daily Mail.
Spurs need to drop the idea of getting money for Yves Bissouma
Bissouma has been an unwelcome burden to Tottenham for several months now, as he is essentially dead weight within the squad, whilst simultaneously eating up a wage.
The Mail understands that the Lilywhites’ issues in offloading the midfielder in the summer came down to the fact that they were demanding a fee of over £10million to allow him to leave.
They may have shelled out £25m to sign him from Brighton back in 2022, but that is a simply baffling asking price for a player who has disappointed as much as he has.
Spurs need to accept that Bissouma’s value is effectively zero at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and they should stop trying to recoup a fee for him.
The idea of a new contract for a player who is marooned outside the squad is astonishing, and it will surely exasperate Frank hugely if that scenario does end up playing out.
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