The Lille midfielder is reportedly catching the eye of teams across Europe
Brighton manager Graham Potter has dismissed reports suggesting that such a club has been talked about by the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid for Yves Bissouma.
The Mali international has proved to be a good signing for Brighton, who received his services from Lille in 2018, and reports have claimed that United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Madrid are interested in the midfielder. 24-year.
Potter is aware of the rumors, but says reports of any widespread procedures are a sign and caution should be exercised.
“There were no approaches. As I said before, just because it’s in the newspaper, that doesn’t mean it’s true,” Potter said.
Potter believes that Bissouma has the potential to take his game to new heights, and he wants to help the midfielder reach his potential.
“My focus on Yves is how I can help him improve and I think he still has a bit of improvement to do,” Potter said. “That’s my focus with him, to try and help him reach his full potential.
“He still has some work to do, so we’re focused on it. “
When interest reported from Real Madrid, Potter said he was not happy with the prospect of losing any player.
“I’ve never been a coach worried about losing a player,” he said. “If you are worried about losing players to higher teams up the hierarchy – because that is ultimately what it is – and the club believes that selling the player is the right thing to do, then it’s the result of doing something well. ”
Bissouma signed a five-year deal when he joined Brighton in 2018, so the club are not under pressure to invest money on the player.
The concern for Potter is Brighton’s precarious position in the Premier League table.
After 14 games, the Seagulls sit in 17th place in the table – two clear points from the relegation points.
Burnley have pulled themselves out of the bottom three behind an unbeaten four-game run, while Fulham have picked up points after a poor start.
If Potter is to ensure that the club retains talents such as Bissouma, they need to climb away from danger and retain their Premier League status.