One of the issues facing Levy & Co. this summer has been maintaining a balanced wage bill, with a focus on moving on players who have reached the end of their careers at the club. One name is causing as much division as speculation is Yves Bissouma.
Fan opinion on Yves Bissouma is certainly split
Some fans have little to no time for the player, and others feel that he brings endless ‘vibes’ to the Tottenham Hotspur party.
These fans on COYS Reddit made their opinions clear:
“I think now’s the time to get rid of him – we need more consistency from a player at his price.”
“You’d think if he actually wanted to stay, he’d actually … show up for work? I mean that’d be the easiest thing to do right? Literally just show up on time. But he can’t even be bothered.”
“It’s better to collect money for him than keeping him and not play regularly. He is too inconsistent so we can’t rely on him coming in 85th minute and be 100%. Let’s face it, he’s not even 100% when he plays regularly.”
“I think it’s time for Biss to move on personally. Seems like a genuinely lovely guy but has made some mistakes, those mistakes aside, I believe it’s a good time to sell.”
“He never really hit the heights that I expected from his Brighton days, whenever we played them he would always perform at a really high level. But sadly the consistency problems were quite clear from the beginning. I’d take £20-25m.”
One rumour is that Yves Bissouma wants a UK passport
According to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, it will come as no shock to some that what is said to truly motivate Yves is the thought of a British passport.
In practical terms, this means that the player will either seek to stay on at Spurs, which he may deem problematic, given his recent track record when it comes to behaving himself appropriately. We had the Laughing Gas episode, and he was dropped by Frank from the Super Cup squad.
Tavolieri suggests that West Ham or Everton might be interested; however, this might be ambitious unless the boy can significantly raise his game, both on and off the pitch.