New Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank is still weighing up the players he has inherited at the North London club, with some thriving under the Dane and others banished to the fringes.
Spurs have started the new Premier League season well and there is a sense of optimism around the club, especially with some players like Pape Matar Sarr excelling under the new head coach.
Tottenham have looked much more solid and compact under Frank, with a better balance in midfield this season than under Ange Postecoglou.
However, the managerial change means that some Spurs players have struggled for gametime, with potential for exits ahead of the transfer window closing on Monday night.
Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesYves Bissouma set for Tottenham departure
One player that looks to have no future at Tottenham is Yves Bissouma, who has not played under Frank this season.
BBC Sport state the African midfielder is set to join Galatasaray on loan, with playing opportunities set to be more forthcoming in Istanbul than they would be in London.
Tottenham are well stocked in central midfield areas and the former Brighton man has been linked with a number of other clubs in recent months.
Bissouma needs to leave Spurs – but not for free
Spurs will want Bissouma off this season’s wage bill and he is clearly surplus to requirements, especially after Tottenham signed Joao Palhinha on loan from Bayern Munich.
Frank also left the former Brighton midfielder out of the squad to face Paris Saint-Germain in the European Super Cup, citing repeated lateness on the player’s behalf as a reason.
Bissouma has on occasion during his time at Tottenham been an inspired character, able to bring the ball out of deep-lying areas and possessing the technical abilities to dominate a game.
However, his inconsistency and disciplinary issues – on and off the pitch – have blighted his time at Spurs, and Frank has better options at his disposal.
That said, Tottenham stand to lose Bissouma for nothing in 12 months’ time, as his contract expires in the summer of 2026.
As such, Spurs must look to sell Bissouma this summer – even if it is for a fraction of the £25 million they spent to buy him in 2022.
Loaning the 28-year-old to Galatasaray makes little sense as a result – and should be something Tottenham look to rectify before the transfer window closes.