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Declan Carr

Sat 4 April 2026 8:10, UK

Yves Bissouma has been told he should be the first out of the door at Tottenham Hotspur after Roberto De Zerbi‘s appointment.

Bissouma’s contract expires in the summer, and he has not been offered fresh terms by the club at the moment.

He was nearly sold to Galatasaray in the summer, but a deal fell through, and the club have been told to forget about a potential windfall.

The Mali international has regularly irked previous managers by showing up late and being caught inhaling nitrous oxide multiple times.

Tottenham will likely cut ties in the summer, which is the right move for all parties.

What is Bissouma confusion, and why should Tottenham let him leave?

John Wenham believes Archie Gray is the only Tottenham player who is safe, and thinks Bissouma should depart.

He is also confused by the idea that he has worked with De Zerbi before, as the two did not overlap at Brighton.

Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, he said: “I’m still of the opinion that Yves Bissouma should be leaving Tottenham in seven weeks’ time when his contract is up and just being released on a free, that’s an easy decision to make.

“I mean, it will not be long until, as has happened with every single manager we’ve had since Bissouma joined the club, be that Conte, be that Ange, be that Tudor, whoever, it’s not long until he upsets the managers because he turns up late.

“Ange made a big deal of trying to make him a leader, and then he filmed himself doing balloons and that sort of stuff, we just need to cut ties with Bissouma, have a fresh start.

“He’s an easy one, first one out the door in the summer because his contract’s up, there’s no need to renew it.

“Don’t worry about renewing it and trying to get six million euros from Galatasaray. Just move him on, just move him on.

“Clean slate, so I saw some people suggesting he’ll get a new start, and I think maybe they were just confused thinking that De Zerbi was his manager at Brighton, but he wasn’t.”

Where does the confusion come from?

The fact that both were at Brighton at the same time is where the confusion stems from.

However, Bissouma departed the Seagulls in June 2022, which was before the Italian manager moved to the AMEX Stadium.

De Zerbi was not appointed by the south coast side until September 2022, three months after the player had joined the Lilywhites.