Tottenham could soon wave goodbye to midfielder Yves Bissouma with a host of windows outside the UK still open for business, but he isn’t the only Spurs squad member potentially available.
Bissouma, who was left out of Spurs’ UEFA Super Cup side, has now also been omitted from their final 22-man Champions League A-list squad.
Frank has already criticised the African for his punctuality and discipline since taking over from Ange Postecoglou, explaining exactly why Bissouma, who’s currently out injured, didn’t travel with the squad for their Super Cup clash in August.
“Bissouma has not travelled with the team because of disciplinary reasons,” Frank said prior to their PSG defeat on penalties.
“He has been late several times and the latest time was one too many. With everything you need to give your players a lot of love but also have demands and there also need to be consequences. This time there was a consequence for that.”
The writing appears on the wall for a potential out-of-window exit, amid reports that Tottenham are expecting proposals from Saudi Arabia and Turkey for Bissouma, with the 29-year-old likely to leave in the coming days as a result (GiveMeSport).
Villarreal (home)
September 16
Bodo/Glimt (away)
September 30
Monaco (away)
October 22
FC Copenhagen (home)
November 4
PSG (away)
November 26
Slavia Prague (home)
December 9
Borussia Dortmund (home)
January 20
Eintracht Frankfurt (away)
January 28
This is somewhat backed up by Sky Sports correspondent Micheal Bridge, who reported earlier this week that Bissouma’s exit is indeed a serious possibility after the UK transfer deadline passed at 7pm on Monday.
Bissouma could leave as a free agent next summer with his contract set to expire in 2026, meaning Daniel Levy, CEO Vinai Vinkatesham, technical director Johan Lange and unofficial advisor Fabio Paratici need to find a new home for him quite quickly.
Clubs in Saudi can make new signings until September 23, whilst Portuguese sides have until September 15 and Turkish teams until September 12.
A move to any one of those divisions could be a good option for Bissouma, as it could also be for young forward Dane Scarlett.
Dane Scarlett could seal out-of-window Tottenham move with Bissouma
As per reliable football.london correspondent Alasdair Gold, Scarlett could leave Tottenham in an out-of-window move with Bissouma, after failing to secure an exit before the deadline on Monday.
The 21-year-old was recalled to the senior side by Postecoglou during Spurs’ injury crisis last season, bagging an assist during their 4-1 win at Ipswich, and got on the scoresheet in Tottenham’s 3-0 victory over Elfsborg in the Europa League.
Scarlett missed the remainder of the season after picking up a groin problem which required surgery — an extremely unfortunate bit of bad luck for the attacker — but his form prior to that is perhaps a sign of things to come.
José Mourinho called the Englishman a “diamond” during his spell in charge of Spurs, likening Scarlett to Marcus Rashford, but the introduction of Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani this summer means he’ll be hard-pressed to battle his way into the squad.
“He is a diamond, a kid with incredible potential,” Mourinho told TNT Sports.
“He has worked many times with the first team and that gives him a different personality. He is still 16, 17 soon [in March] and I believe next season he will be a first-team squad player because he has a lot of talent.
“He is going to be a fantastic player and I hope everything around him goes well. He is a striker, a number nine, I have been playing him from the sides similar to Marcus Rashford and he is very clever.”