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Bissouma set for Spurs
Yves Bissouma is reportedly set to undergo a medical at Tottenham on Thursday after Spurs agreed a £25million deal to sign the midfielder from Brighton.
Multiple sources say the North Londoners are in advanced to talks to sign the Mali international on a five-year deal.
The 25-year-old has one year remaining on his contract at the Amex and is expected to depart this summer.
The likes of Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester United are among the other clubs who were said to be tracking the Seagulls’ No8.
If the deal goes through, Bissouma will be Antonio Conte’s third signing of the summer following the free captures of Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster.
Bronze going for gold
England star Lucy Bronze wants the Lionesses to harness the benefit of playing in front of a home crowd at Women’s Euro 2022 next month.
The men’s side played six of their seven games at Wembley during last summer’s Euro 2020 as they came agonisingly close to lifting the trophy — losing to Italy on penalties in the final.
Now it is the turn of the women’s team to play host as they prepare for group games in front of capacity crowds at Old Trafford, the Amex and St Mary’s in the hope of eventually reaching the Wembley showpiece on July 31.
Experienced full-back Bronze, 30, said: “We’re trying to see it as a lot of support. It’s our 12th man, hopefully.
“I think the best and biggest players want to play in those games with the full crowds.
“We saw what a difference it made to the men’s team last year and we’ve actually spoken to a lot of them in the past week about their experiences and what a difference it made, kind of being that home nation.”
Both the women’s and men’s teams have been training at St George’s Park in recent weeks as they prepare for their respective Euro 2022 and Nations League fixtures.
Bronze added: “They made the final so I think that’s something we want to replicate and use to our advantage.
“Declan [Rice] and Kieran [Trippier] came in to talk to us as a group and speak about their experiences but, equally, we’ve been in and around St George’s Park with them for the past couple of weeks, so we’ve chatted to a lot of them.
“It’s a nice atmosphere because I feel like both teams have gelled really well, which in the past I don’t think has really happened. They’re just our peers and they see us the same.”
Blackburn appoint Tomasson
Championship side Blackburn have confirmed the appointment of Jon Dahl Tomasson as their new head coach.
The ex-Malmo boss, 45, takes over from Tony Mowbray, who left the club after five years in charge at the end of last season.
Blackburn’s director of football Gregg Broughton said: “In Jon Dahl Tomasson, we have been able to recruit a head coach who fits perfectly with the direction that Blackburn wants to go in.
“While considering how we want to build the club, how we want our teams to play and how we want to recruit and develop players, Jon was the standout candidate.”
