Yves Bissouma SINGS on a 5 (five) year deal

[AZ Gull]

I see that a number of posters are suggesting that Bissouma hasn't reported back for pre-season training yet as he is quarantining after his hols.

That may well be the case (I certainly have no inside info).

It does seem a bit odd though that the club would sanction that - he had no international involvement over the summer so he's been "free" since the last match at Arsenal on May 23.

Why would the club allow one player to come back days after the rest of the squad (as I understand it, they initially reported back last Thursday for fitness checks)?

 

[Hugo Rune]

My guess (absolutely not ITK) is that he was sold prior to the season ending. Tony got a big £50m+ through and the deal is signed and sealed. However, it won’t be public until we have done the bulk of our business. Clubs will simply ask for a lower fee for the players we are selling or they’ll bump up the fee they are charging us for transfers in.

Tony is smart. We are pleading poverty in all our current dealings in the full knowledge that at least one huge payment is on the way.

A better 20/21 showreel from a EPL defensive midfielder you will not find:
https://youtu.be/DQV6R2OAL44
The stats also show that he was the best. The likes of Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea or Man Utd would pay a lot for this lad and probably have done. Bye Biss, thanks for all the fish.

 

[The Fits]

My guess (absolutely not ITK) is that he was sold prior to the season ending. Tony got a big £50m+ through and the deal is signed and sealed. However, it won’t be public until we have done the bulk of our business. Clubs will simply ask for a lower fee for the players we are selling or they’ll bump up the fee they are charging us for transfers in.

Tony is smart. We are pleading poverty in all our current dealings in the full knowledge that at least one huge payment is on the way.

A better 20/21 showreel from a EPL defensive midfielder you will not find:
https://youtu.be/DQV6R2OAL44
The stats also show that he was the best. The likes of Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea or Man Utd would pay a lot for this lad.

That would make a lot of sense. Supposedly Man City have signed a Premier League midfielder but are, for whatever reason, holding it back. Would also make sense in terms of there being no serious rumours about him.

 

[Swansman]

My guess (absolutely not ITK) is that he was sold prior to the season ending. Tony got a big £50m+ through and the deal is signed and sealed. However, it won’t be public until we have done the bulk of our business. Clubs will simply ask for a lower fee for the players we are selling or they’ll bump up the fee they are charging us for transfers in.

Tony is smart. We are pleading poverty in all our current dealings in the full knowledge that at least one huge payment is on the way.

A better 20/21 showreel from a EPL defensive midfielder you will not find:
https://youtu.be/DQV6R2OAL44
The stats also show that he was the best. The likes of Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea or Man Utd would pay a lot for this lad and probably have done. Bye Biss, thanks for all the fish.

Nope

 

[The Fits]

I really hope he stays. White is off, but I don't actually think we will.miss him. I could have sworn Biss would leave at the end of the season but now I just want him to stay. I'm genuinely excited about our chances this season.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

My guess (absolutely not ITK) is that he was sold prior to the season ending. Tony got a big £50m+ through and the deal is signed and sealed. However, it won’t be public until we have done the bulk of our business. Clubs will simply ask for a lower fee for the players we are selling or they’ll bump up the fee they are charging us for transfers in.

Tony is smart. We are pleading poverty in all our current dealings in the full knowledge that at least one huge payment is on the way.

A better 20/21 showreel from a EPL defensive midfielder you will not find:
https://youtu.be/DQV6R2OAL44
The stats also show that he was the best. The likes of Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea or Man Utd would pay a lot for this lad and probably have done. Bye Biss, thanks for all the fish.

That makes zero sense from the buying clubs point of view. Why would they part with £50 odd million then not announce him, leave him training at home instead of taking part in pre-season, not meet and get to know his new team mates etc just to make sure we don't have to pay more for a potential signing?

If a club has purchased Biss then he'd be in pre-season with them, and in front of the press holding up the shirt etc.

If he had been sold and another club had somehow agreed to keep it quiet while we did more transfer business it wouldn't matter, agents and clubs would already know what had happened so we'd have zero advantage. There is no way a move like that could be kept quiet.

 

[albionalbino]

He went to Dubai on holiday and it's gone on the Red List.
So on his return he would still be in a managed isolation quarantine hotel.
He's just done an Instagram live video which showed him on a cycling machine which would be a likely exercise machine if you were in that predicament.

 

[AZ Gull]

He went to Dubai on holiday and it's gone on the Red List.
So on his return he would still be in a managed isolation quarantine hotel.
He's just done an Instagram live video which showed him on a cycling machine which would be a likely exercise machine if you were in that predicament.

This is a still from an instagram story he's recently posted, so it looks as though he's currently at Brighton Marina (no idea if that is his usual residence):-

 

[US Seagull]

That makes zero sense from the buying clubs point of view. Why would they part with £50 odd million then not announce him, leave him training at home instead of taking part in pre-season, not meet and get to know his new team mates etc just to make sure we don't have to pay more for a potential signing?

If a club has purchased Biss then he'd be in pre-season with them, and in front of the press holding up the shirt etc.

If he had been sold and another club had somehow agreed to keep it quiet while we did more transfer business it wouldn't matter, agents and clubs would already know what had happened so we'd have zero advantage. There is no way a move like that could be kept quiet.

The only way it might make sense for the buying club would be if it avoided a bidding war. But that would require the selling team to be okay with maybe not getting top dollar. So no, I'm highly doubtful that that is what is happening here.

 

[dazzer6666]

He went to Dubai on holiday and it's gone on the Red List.
So on his return he would still be in a managed isolation quarantine hotel.
He's just done an Instagram live video which showed him on a cycling machine which would be a likely exercise machine if you were in that predicament.

Gone red ? It’s been on the red list since January…….

 

[schmunk]

This is a still from an instagram story he's recently posted, so it looks as though he's currently at Brighton Marina (no idea if that is his usual residence):-

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Yes, he lives in the Marina.

 

[driller]

I see that a number of posters are suggesting that Bissouma hasn't reported back for pre-season training yet as he is quarantining after his hols.

That may well be the case (I certainly have no inside info).

It does seem a bit odd though that the club would sanction that - he had no international involvement over the summer so he's been "free" since the last match at Arsenal on May 23.

Why would the club allow one player to come back days after the rest of the squad (as I understand it, they initially reported back last Thursday for fitness checks)?

The first day back was yesterday.

 

[Baldseagull]

https://www.thesportreview.com/2021/07/arsenal-news-yves-bissouma-latest-castles-update/

I think there has been an issue with Bissouma in that he has something of a checkered past off the field and as often happens these days, when players go through further checks after they’ve been through the analytics filter and the on-field observational test, clubs can get more careful about doing a deal.”

Apart from not knowing what a yellow box by the roadside is for, what is his chequered past?

Lille supporters said when he came here, that he was going to be a great player, if we could sort out his discipline issues, he has said himself in interviews that he has grown up a bit and cut out some of the bad behaviours in his life since coming here. No details of what mischief he may have been up to, but it seems to be behind him now, however, teaming up with old mates might be seen as possibly setting him back into old habits, maybe risk of being a bad influence on Pepe too? Maybe Pepe's agent has suggested that Biss would not be good for Pepe's discipline? Maybe it's just bollocks?

 

[The Fits]

Looks like he is still enjoying himself here....

 

[AZ Gull]

The first day back was yesterday.

You missed this tweet by Andy Naylor last Thursday morning, then:-

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[andy1980]

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Looks like he is still enjoying himself here....

Really hope he stays.

 

[driller]

You missed this tweet by Andy Naylor last Thursday morning, then:-

[TWEET]1413025931879456775[/TWEET]

He is wrong.
First day Monday.
I was there.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

He is wrong.
First day Monday.
I was there.

Thanks Yves

 

[bhafc99]

He went to Dubai on holiday and it's gone on the Red List.
So on his return he would still be in a managed isolation quarantine hotel.
He's just done an Instagram live video which showed him on a cycling machine which would be a likely exercise machine if you were in that predicament.

He went to other places after Dubai. He was in Paris at one point. So as long as 10 days had passed between being in Dubai and entering the UK, he doesn’t have to do hotel quarantine, just home quarantine (5 days with test to release).


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[vagabond]

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