Tottenham Hotspur offered AC Milan the chance to sign a £20m-rated player this summer, but the Rossoneri decided not to pursue the deal.
It is public knowledge by now that Yves Bissouma’s proposed move to Fenerbahce and Galatasaray fell through due to his injury.
However, those were not the only two clubs that explored a move for the Tottenham man this summer. The Spurs midfielder was also rumoured to be on the radar of Everton.
Additionally, Juventus also explored a move for Bissouma, but chose against signing him. It turns out, they were not the only Italian club to consider swooping for the 28-year-old.
Reports claimed that Tottenham wanted around £20m to sell Bissouma in the summer.
AC Milan thought about signing Yves Bissouma from Tottenham
The Rossoneri overhauled their midfield this summer, with Tijjani Reijnders and Yunus Musah exiting the club while Luka Modric, Ardon Jashari, Samuele Ricci and Adrien Rabiot arrived through the door.
According to journalist Matteo Moretto (via MilanPress), Bissouma was also offered to the Serie A giants earlier this summer.
Moretto says that Milan carefully evaluated the option of signing the former Brighton man but decided to prioritise the signing of Jashari instead.
Bissouma looks set to warm the bench until January
Bissouma has less than twelve months left on his current contract, and one would thus expect Tottenham to cash in on him in the January window.
Thomas Frank has said that Bissouma is part of his plans, but the 28-year-old is unlikely to get a look-in at Spurs over the next few months.
With Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha and Archie Gray ahead of him in the pecking order, the Malian may not even make the matchday squad unless there is an injury crisis.