Tottenham star punished by furious Thomas Frank for disciplinary reasons before Super Cup

Thomas Frank opened up on his decision on Tuesday

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has revealed that Yves Bissouma has not travelled with his squad to Italy ahead of the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain. Instead, the midfielder has omitted from his squad due to ‘disciplinary reasons’. Spurs face the top task of facing Champions League winners PSG on Wednesday night, and Frank will need his team to be at their very best if they are to keep the deadly Ligue 1 outfit at bay at the Bluenergy Stadium. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

However, Frank has revealed that they will be without Bissouma for the clash as he has remained in England. The ex-Brentford boss felt that he was left with no choice but to pull the midfielder up on his actions at the training ground after a series of late arrivals. Having been asked initially about those who will be available to face PSG, Frank replied: “Dom [Solanke] is the positive one and available for selection. Destiny [Udogie] is close. Bissouma has not travelled due to disciplinary reasons.”

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He was then pressed for more details on why the decision was taken to leave the former Brighton playmaker out of his team, to which Frank explained: “He's been late several times and now this time the latest time was one too many. “With everything you need to give your players a lot of love. There need to be demands and consequences and this time there was a consequence.”

Bissouma has been linked with a move away from Spurs on numerous occasions so far this summer, and his disciplinary concerns may push him closer to the exit. The 28-year-old has been linked with reuniting with Graham Potter at West Ham, though other clubs around Europe are also monitoring his situation closely. If Bissouma were to depart, funds raised could be directed towards attacking signings. Spurs are said to be in talks with Manchester City over a deal for Savinho, as well as local London rivals Crystal Palace for Eberechi Eze. Asked about those talks, Frank remained coy, saying: “I think there's a lot of good players out there, including a lot in the PSG team, but we can't have all of them. Players in or out, I'm only going to speak about my players.”

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