Yves Bissouma shows true Tottenham colours after Thomas Frank decision for PSG Super Cup final

Yves Bissouma has sent a Tottenham message on social media after being left out of Thomas Frank's squad for the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain due to disciplinary reasons.

The Mali international has been reprimanded for his behaviour before with former head coach Ange Postecoglou leaving him out on a number of occasions and it appears as though his conduct has not improved.

When delivering the latest team news for the clash in Udine, with many waiting for the latest injury updates on Dominic Solanke and Destiny Udogie, the Dane also revealed why Bissouma was absent.

"Dom [Solanke] is the positive one, he's available for selection tomorrow, so that's very good," he admitted during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. "Destiny [Udogie] is closer and getting closer to training with the group.

"So those are two big ones, and then Bissouma has not travelled with the team because of disciplinary reasons."

Pushed on why Bissouma had been left out, Frank added: "He has been late several times and the latest time was one too many. With everything you need to give your players a lot of love but also have demands and there also need to be consequences and this time there was a consequence for that."

Minus the first six games of the 2022/23 season and the final three Europa League fixtures last season, Bissouma has struggled to perform on a consistent basis with an exit potentially on the cards

Following on from Frank's decision, the 28-year-old showed that he may still be still willing to fight for his place, courtesy of an update on Instagram stories on Wednesday morning. The image, which did not have a caption, showed an empty Hotspur Way gym with Bissouma likely as one of the few still in north London.

With Bissouma absent and James Maddison, who has since had surgery to fix an anterior cruciate ligament issue, out injured, Frank does not face too many decisions in midfield. Loan addition Joao Palhinha, Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Rodrigo Bentancur will seemingly be the quartet competing for three spots.

Additions before Monday, September 1 are expected with Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace and Manchester City's Savinho being targeted. Alongside that, departures are also very likely with Bissouma joined by Richarlison, Bryan Gil and Manor Solomon as just a few players likely to be for sale at the right price.

More loan moves are also likely to be sanctioned with Luka Vuskovic and Dane Scarlett expected to head out on another temporary spell.

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