Some Arsenal fans might have felt a bit annoyed over Yves Bissouma’s performance on Saturday night.
Brighton & Hove Albion made it two wins in a row this season by beating Watford 2-0.
And the star of the show was Bissouma in midfield.
The 24-year-old midfielder, who has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal for much of the calendar year, completely bossed the game and his high-energy pressing set up the Seagulls’ second of the evening.
Here’s what former Premier League hitman Carlton Cole wrote about him on Twitter:
Is Bissouma joining Arsenal?
Despite the player’s wishes, probably not.
The Arsenal boat looks to have sailed for Bissouma, who is reported to have wanted a move to the Emirates Stadium.
The Senegalese midfielder is a long-time fan of the North London club but with Mikel Arteta and Edu signing Albert Sambi Lokonga, it seems unlikely that they’ll be getting another player in the Bissouma mould.
Any chance of a £30 million swoop ended when Granit Xhaka’s move to Roma collapsed, too.
The truth is that Arsenal just don’t need him as much now as they might’ve done earlier in the summer.
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