Yves Bissouma dropped by Thomas Frank for disciplinary reasons in first test of Spurs manager
The midfielder has remained in London and not travelled as part of the 22-strong squad that will face Paris St-Germain in the prestigious curtain raiser between the Champions League and Europa League winners.
The issue is the first big test for Tottenham's new head coach Thomas Frank who revealed he has punished the 28-year-old because he has been persistently late.
'He has been late several times and now this time, it was one too many,' Frank said.
'With everything, you need to give your players a lot of love but also have demands and have consequences. And this was the consequence of that.'
Asked what will now happen – and Frank has to weigh up whether to fine Bissouma up to two weeks wages – Frank said: 'For me, there's been a consequence for this trip and I will follow up when I go home on that. I have parked it for now because there is an important game tomorrow.'
Spurs will fly back to London on Thursday to prepare for their opening Premier League fixture against Burnley at home on Saturday. Frank will have to decide whether to include Bissouma for that fixture.
Spurs have been training at their base in Enfield for the past two days before flying to Italy.
It is not the first time that the Mali international, who was signed from Brighton and Hove Albion for £30m in 2022, has been in disciplinary trouble. He faced suspension last season after footage appeared to show him inhaling laughing gas last August. He again missed the opening league game of the season, against Leicester City.
Bissouma apologised for 'a severe of judgement'. Possession of nitrous oxide – also known as NOS – for recreational use has been a criminal offence in the United Kingdom since 2023 and can result in a two-year prison sentence.
At the time the then Spurs head coach Ange Postecolgou said he hoped the incident and punishment 'allows him [Bissouma] to make better decisions moving forward'.
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