- Yves Bissouma was reportedly robbed while on holiday this weekend in Cannes
- The Tottenham midfielder had his watch which is worth ‘£260,000 stolen’
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Yves Bissouma was reportedly mugged outside of a five-star hotel in Cannes this weekend, with two robbers ‘spraying him in the face with tear gas’ before they made off with his ‘£260,000 watch’.
The Tottenham defender, who joined the club in 2022 after completing a £25million transfer from Brighton, was according to The Sun, arriving at the five-star Majestic Barriere hotel on the French Riviera when the incident occurred.
Bissouma, 27, was ‘pounced on by two hooded men as he got out of his car’ on the Promenade de la Croisette, a road that runs parallel to the hotel and the seafront.
The outlet also claims that the incident occurred at approximately 4am on Sunday morning, with the midfielder reportedly attempting to seek safety away from the muggers inside the French hotel – but its doors were locked.
The thieves had pulled his luxury watch from his wrist before departing the scene in a car. The Sun also adds that Bissouma and his wife were ‘left shocked and dismayed’ and had ‘returned to England later on Sunday despite being due to spend several days on holiday in Cannes.’
In a statement to Mail Sport, Tottenham said: ‘We are aware of the incident that took place and we will continue to check on the welfare of Yves and his family.’
Mail Sport has contacted Bissouma’s representatives. Police in France have subsequently opened an inquiry into the incident.
It appears Bissouma had also today returned to Tottenham’s training ground in Enfield to receive some treatment after he posted a photo on his Instagram story of himself in the medical rooms at the club’s training base.
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It came after the midfielder had picked up a knee injury during their 2-1 victory against Burnley on May 11, with the Spurs star going on to miss their final two league matches against Man City and Sheffield United.
He did not feature in Tottenham’s post-season friendly against Newcastle in Australia due to the issue.
Bissouma went on to play in 28 Premier League matches for Tottenham this season and got off to a flying start at the beginning of the campaign, helping Ange Postecoglou’s side go unbeaten in their opening eight league matches.
The defensive midfielder had seemed to take to life under the Australian coach quickly, with Postecoglou bestowing his trust in him to play in a free and role, allowing him to collect the ball in midfield, turn and drive at teams.
His good run of form at the start of the season may have been impacted by a difficult few months on international duty with Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations.
While Mali would reach the quarter-finals of the competition before they suffered a defeat to the eventual champions Ivory Coast, it was revealed by his head coach that Bissouma had played with Malaria.
The 27-year-old had caught the illness during the tournament which was also being hosted in the Ivory Coast. Despite that he went on to make an appearance in all but one game at the tournament.
‘You know Yves and Moussa were suffering from malaria, regarding the blood tests,’ Mali head coach Eric Chelle revealed. ‘It’s not so serious, because someone born in West Africa is used to malaria, he could play but for Moussa it was different.
‘It was the first time he contracted malaria, so he started some light training. We’ll take things carefully, but there’s no outbreak or anything.’