Tottenham Hotspur have suspended Yves Bissouma after a video emerged displaying the midfielder inhaling laughing gasoline.
The video emerged following Tottenham’s pre-season defeat to Bayern Munich in north London – a recreation wherein the midfielder performed 46 minutes – and confirmed the Mali worldwide inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon. Leisure use of the gasoline was deemed a prison offence in 2023.
Confirming the choice to droop Bissouma for Monday’s Premier League opener towards Leicester Metropolis, supervisor Ange Postecoglou stated: “Been within the recreation for a very long time, when a state of affairs like this arises, I’ve tried to take a look at them in a few methods. First there’s an individual and it is Biss and he is made a poor choice.
“There are nonetheless sanctions concerned, and a few of these are academic. He’s a footballer with duties.
“He will not be accessible on Monday. We have suspended him from Monday’s recreation. He must construct that belief again with each me and the group. The door is open for him and we may help him realise the selections he makes affect the group.”
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Bissouma has additionally apologised, including: “I need to apologise for these movies. This was a extreme lack of judgment.
“I perceive how severe that is and the well being dangers concerned, and I additionally take my duty as a footballer and function mannequin very severely.”
In Bissouma’s absence, Rodrigo Bentancur and new signings Archie Grey and Lucas Bergvall will all be hoping to get the nod to play alongside Pape Matar Sarr in Spurs’ midfield on Monday night.
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