{"id":59993,"date":"2025-08-05T20:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:53:59","slug":"tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Transfers Bissouma After Palhinha Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Tottenham Hotspur have officially placed Yves Bissouma on the transfer list following the club\u2019s successful acquisition of Joa\u0303o Palhinha from Fulham. With the Portuguese midfielder set to become a key figure in Thomas Frank\u2019s plans, Spurs have now opened the door for Bissouma\u2019s departure \u2014 just two years after signing him from Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the club confirm that West Ham United and Turkish giants Fenerbahc\u0327e have expressed strong interest in the Mali international, with the Hammers preparing a formal offer in the coming days. Tottenham are hoping to recoup at least \u20ac15 million for the 27-year-old, who has struggled to secure a consistent starting role in North London.<\/p>\n<p>Bissouma, whose contract runs into its final year, is said to prefer remaining in London \u2014 a factor that could tip the scales in favour of West Ham\u2019s pursuit. The midfielder is reportedly open to the idea of joining David Moyes\u2019 side, where he could reunite with a more defensive-minded system that suits his ball-winning strengths.<\/p>\n<p>Fenerbahc\u0327e, meanwhile, remain keen as they continue to strengthen under their ambitious transfer strategy, but the player\u2019s preference for London living may complicate the Turkish club\u2019s bid.<\/p>\n<p>With negotiations heating up and Spurs eager to streamline their midfield options, Bissouma\u2019s future looks set to be one of the key transfer sagas of the final weeks of the summer window.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Tottenham Hotspur have officially placed Yves Bissouma on the transfer list following the club\u2019s successful acquisition of Joa\u0303o Palhinha from Fulham. With the Portuguese midfielder set to become a key figure in Thomas Frank\u2019s plans, Spurs have now opened the door for Bissouma\u2019s departure \u2014 just two years after signing him from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":59992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[245],"class_list":["post-59993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tottenham Transfers Bissouma After Palhinha Arrival - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tottenham Hotspur have officially placed Yves Bissouma on the transfer list following the club\u2019s successful acquisition ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tottenham Transfers Bissouma After Palhinha Arrival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tottenham Hotspur have officially placed Yves Bissouma on the transfer list following the club\u2019s successful acquisition ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lesotho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-05T20:14:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-05T20:53:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/08\/sm_1754410526.68931.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Tottenham Transfers Bissouma After Palhinha Arrival\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-05T20:14:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-05T20:53:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival\"},\"wordCount\":250,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/sites\/62\/2025\/08\/sm_1754410526.68931.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lesotho\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/tottenham-transfers-bissouma-after-palhinha-arrival\",\"name\":\"Tottenham Transfers Bissouma After Palhinha Arrival - 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