Contact made: Paratici in talks for "unreal" £30m Spurs target, he's Mousa Dembele 2.0 - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a deal to bring Yves Bissouma to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the summer transfer window.

That’s according to a report by 90min, who claim that Fabio Paratici has already made contact with Brighton & Hove Albion regarding a move for the defensive midfielder – who is expected to be available for a figure of around £30m this summer.

The report goes on to state that Arsenal, Aston Villa and West Ham United are also keeping a very close eye on the situation of the 25-year-old, with the Mali international himself believed to be open to a move away from the American Express Community Stadium.

Considering just how impressive Bissouma has been for Brighton since his £15m move from LOSC Lille back in 2018, in addition to the signing of a new central midfielder reported to be one of Antonio Conte’s priorities in the summer transfer window, it is not difficult to see why Paratici would be interested in a deal to bring the 25-year-old to north London.

Indeed, over his 26 Premier League appearances this season, the £31.5m-rated talent was a rock in the middle of the park, scoring one goal, registering two assists and creating two big chances for his teammates, as well as making an average of 1.9 interceptions and 2.9 tackles, completing 40.7 passes and 1.3 dribbles and winning 5.6 duels – at a success rate of 59% – per game.

These returns saw the £25k-per-week midfielder who Raj Chohan dubbed “unreal” average an extremely impressive SofaScore match rating of 7.07, ranking him as Graham Potter’s fifth-best performer in the top flight – playing a crucial role in Brighton securing a top-half finish in the league.

Furthermore, according to FBref Data, Bissouma also ranks in the top 9% of