Tottenham Star Yves Bissouma has ‘£260K watch STOLEN by muggers’ after being ‘sprayed with tear gasoline as he and his spouse arrived at five-star Majestic Barriere lodge in Cannes’

Yves Bissouma was reportedly mugged exterior of a five-star lodge in Cannes this weekend, with two robbers ‘spraying him within the face with tear gasoline’ earlier than they made off together with his ‘£260,000 watch’. 

The Tottenham defender, who joined the membership in 2022 after finishing a £25million switch from Brighton, was in keeping with The Solar, arriving on the five-star Majestic Barriere lodge on the French Riviera when the incident occurred. 

Bissouma, 27, was ‘pounced on by two hooded males as he obtained out of his automotive’ on the Promenade de la Croisette, a street that runs parallel to the lodge and the seafront.  

The outlet additionally claims that the incident occurred at roughly 4am on Sunday morning, with the midfielder reportedly making an attempt to hunt security away from the muggers contained in the French lodge – however its doorways had been locked. 

The thieves had pulled his luxurious watch from his wrist earlier than departing the scene in a automotive. The Solar additionally provides that Bissouma and his spouse had been ‘left shocked and dismayed’ and had ‘returned to England afterward Sunday regardless of being resulting from spend a number of days on vacation in Cannes.’

In a press release to Mail Sport, Tottenham stated: ‘We’re conscious of the incident that happened and we’ll proceed to verify on the welfare of Yves and his household.’ 

Mail Sport has contacted Bissouma’s representatives. Police in France have subsequently opened an inquiry into the incident.

It seems Bissouma had additionally at present returned to Tottenham’s coaching floor in Enfield to obtain some remedy after he posted a photograph on his Instagram story of himself within the medical rooms on the membership’s coaching base. 

It got here after the midfielder had picked up a knee harm throughout their 2-1 victory in opposition to Burnley on Might 11, with the Spurs star happening to overlook their ultimate two league matches in opposition to Man Metropolis and Sheffield United. 

He didn’t function in Tottenham’s post-season pleasant in opposition to Newcastle in Australia because of the concern.  

Bissouma went on to play in 28 Premier League matches for Tottenham this season and obtained off to a flying begin initially of the marketing campaign, serving to Ange Postecoglou’s aspect go unbeaten of their opening eight league matches.

The defensive midfielder had appeared to take to life beneath the Australian coach rapidly, with Postecoglou bestowing his belief in him to play in a free and position, permitting him to gather the ball in midfield, flip and drive at groups. 

His good run of kind initially of the season could have been impacted by a troublesome few months on worldwide responsibility with Mali on the Africa Cup of Nations. 

Whereas Mali would attain the quarter-finals of the competitors earlier than they suffered a defeat to the eventual champions Ivory Coast, it was revealed by his head coach that Bissouma had performed with Malaria. 

The 27-year-old had caught the sickness in the course of the event which was additionally being hosted within the Ivory Coast. Regardless of that he went on to make an look in all however one recreation on the event. 

‘ Yves and Moussa had been affected by malaria, concerning the blood checks,’ Mali head coach Eric Chelle revealed. ‘It’s not so critical, as a result of somebody born in West Africa is used to malaria, he may play however for Moussa it was totally different.

‘It was the primary time he contracted malaria, so he began some gentle coaching. We’ll take issues fastidiously, however there’s no outbreak or something.’