Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank is just months into his new job managing a big six Premier League side for the very first time, and it'll take some weeks before the Dane fully knows his best team.
It's been a fairly promising start for Frank since he took over from Ange Postecoglou, who's now stepped into Nuno Espírito Santo's shoes at Nottingham Forest.
They were unlucky to lose the UEFA Super Cup final to PSG after what was a brilliant overall performance, with Frank then leading Tottenham to two wins from their opening two Premier League games, including a stunning 2-0 win away to Man City.
Of course, they were brought right back down to Earth with their first domestic defeat of the season at home to Bournemouth, but Frank has the luxury of welcoming two high-profile signings for Spurs' first game from internationals against West Ham.
Xavi Simons - who joined in a £52 million deal from RB Leipzig in the final days of the transfer window - and Randal Kolo Muani are both expected to make their debuts in the London derby on Saturday.
Their arrivals come as a much-needed boost for Frank, who is currently without James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusveski, Kota Takai, Dominic Solanke and Yves Bissouma through injury.
Dragusin is back in training after months out with an ACL problem, while Solanke's ankle issue is subject to a late fitness test before Tottenham take on West Ham at the London Stadium.
It is unclear just how bad Bissouma's injury really is, but according to various reports, the Mali international is out of Frank's long-term plans regardless.
Bissouma was left out of their UEFA Super Cup squad due to disciplinary issues and turning up late to training, with the £100,000-per-week midfielder still yet to play a single competitive minute for Spurs since Frank joined.
The transfer windows in Turkey, Portugal and Mexico are still open, meaning that the 29-year-old could still secure a move away from N17, with Saudi clubs able to sign players until September 23.
Bissouma could leave Tottenham for Turkey or indeed Saudi in the coming days (GiveMeSport), and this is backed up by the likes of Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge.
He was also left out of Tottenham's 22-man Champions League squad, so the writing appears on the wall.
Yves Bissouma wants to leave Tottenham after fallout with Thomas Frank
According to Football Insider and journalist Pete O'Rourke, Bissouma wants to leave Tottenham after a fallout with Frank, and the Lilywhites will accept a suitable offer for him.
The prospect of regular first-team football could see him push for a move away with various windows still open, with O'Rourke expanding on this when speaking to the Inside Track podcast.
“[Bissouma] hasn’t made the best of impressions on Thomas Frank”, he said.
“He’ll probably find it hard to get into that Tottenham midfield now, following the signing of [Joao] Palhinha.
“If a suitable offer was to come in for Bissouma, Tottenham would be willing to listen to that, and the player himself might be keen on a move away in search of regular first-team football.”
While Bissouma has been praised for his quality when fit and firing, having played a key role during Tottenham's run to the Europa League final in May, his lack of punctuality and attitude appears to be becoming a problem.