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DONE DEAL: Tottenham announce signing of Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma

Tottenham have announced the signing of Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.

The Mali International has agreed a deal that will run until 2026.

Bissouma began his youth career at Majestic SC before joining Malian outfit AS Real Bamako and in March, 2016, headed to France to join Lille OSC, making 55 senior appearances for Les Dogues, scoring four goals.

In July, 2018, he signed for Brighton, making his debut the following month and registering his first league goal in July, 2020, a strike which was nominated for the Premier League's Goal of the Month award.

Across four seasons with the Seagulls, Yves made 123 appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals and in the 2021/22 season helped them to ninth place in the Premier League, the highest top-flight finish in the club's history.

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