PREMIER League ace Yves Bissouma has told how he took hippy crack in the wake of a series of terrifying burglaries during which he lost £1 million.
Tottenham Hotspur’s £40million star was last week pictured in The Sun on Sunday inhaling the illegal drug.
Last night, he said: “I am sorry. This incident [latest break-in] broke something in me I didn’t even know I could break.
“I apologise to the fans. The trauma added to my life — fear, panic, depression and paranoia.”
After the break-in this summer, Bissouma filmed the aftermath and said: “Oh my god . . . Look what they did.”
The Mali international, who starred in Spurs’ Europa League triumph in May, was caught using the drug on a night out last month.
It is the second time the £50,000-a-week midfielder has been found using hippy crack. He was suspended by Spurs in August last year after the first incident.
Of the latest incident, he added: “I feel really bad about it. I have to apologise. When the picture came out it affected me and everyone, especially my family.
“When my Dad saw it, he was panicking because he didn’t feel good. I tried to make him understand that it’s a hard image, but not who I am.
“I know it’s not good for me, for my image, because I’m a professional football player.”
Robbers got away with luxury designer watches, jewellery and designer bags. Footage taken by the ace moments after the raid in July shows empty watch cases strewn on the floor.
Bissouma can be heard saying in disbelief: “Look what they did. They come (sic) and robbed me.
“My watches . . . they robbed my watches. They robbed my jewellery.
“Like, it’s actually crazy, like. What they did in my room is f*g . . . I can’t believe that.
“I just . . . oh my god.
“Look at all of my watches. They took everything. They took my jewellery. They took my bags as well, like, everything.”
Watches taken include a Rolex, an Audemars Piguet and a Patek Philippe — all of which can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
When my Dad saw it, he was panicking
Bissouma
Several pieces of jewellery were also taken.
The clip also shows walls of Louis Vuitton bags — each worth around £5,000.
As he pans the camera, Bissouma also reveals his £4,000 designer skateboard from the same brand.
In one room, there are shelves filled with expensive trainers each with their own individual display case.
Experts think the trainers alone could be worth more than £21,000 — with one yellow and gold pair of Nike X Off-White AIR Force 1 Trainer setting him back £3,106.
Look at all of my watches. They took everything. They took my jewellery. They took my bags as well, like, everything
Bissouma
The footballer said: “I’m a strong person. I’m a mentally and physically strong African man. I’ve faced battles and storms before, but these incidents . . . they broke something in me I didn’t even know could break.
“I’ve asked myself, ‘Why me?’, more times than I can count. I hate feeling like a victim, but what I lost wasn’t just material.
“It was what the trauma added to my life — fear, panic, depression, paranoia, sleepless nights and a constant loss of trust.
“I don’t want to talk about it (the balloon) anymore because it’s over. But to the fans, I am very sorry.”
After our damning photo of Bissouma drawing on a balloon last week, Spurs have launched an internal probe.
Furious boss Thomas Frank said it had become a disciplinary matter.
Hippy crack is not a performance enhancing drug, but it is illegal.
The talented midfielder, 29, has not featured under Frank since August.
He was dropped before the UEFA Super Cup in August due to repeated lateness, but has since been sidelined by multiple injuries.
The latest burglary, is the third time the footballer has been targeted — the first two incidents forced him to move house.
In June 2024, while in the south of France, he was also mugged and doused with pepper spray.
The most serious burglary happened on November 25 last year.
Masked thieves tried to hammer down his front door, forcing the star to flee out the back.
And just five months ago, two men again attempted to break into his new house.
To compound matters, he claims at the start of the year £1million was stolen off him by a pal. He is still going through lawyers to recoup the money.
To the fans, I am very sorry
Bissouma
Bissouma, who has a five-year-old son with his girlfriend Aline, is keen to speak openly about his mental health battles.
He hopes it will encourage other top sportsmen and women to feel comfortable talking about their experiences.
He said: “My mental health has been bad at times.
“It is not an excuse for what happened, but I hope people can maybe understand me a bit more because of this. Sometimes I was too scared to sleep at home so I slept in the training ground.
“I was speaking with a mental health therapist sometimes five times a week.
“It’s depression, yes. Was I crying to die? No. Sometimes in life you feel a bit down, but you have to try and refresh your mind and stay strong.
“I want to move on from my mistakes. I like playing for Tottenham. I’m just thinking about being fit again and trying to enjoy football.”