Tottenham suspend Bissouma after laughing gas video

Tottenham person suspended Yves Bissouma for their Premier League crippled astatine Leicester City connected Monday aft footage appeared to show nan midfielder inhaling laughing gas.

Spurs person made nan move despite nan 27-year-old apologising for a "severe deficiency of judgement", having posted a video of himself connected societal media connected Saturday which showed him inhaling from a balloon.

Possession of nitrous oxide - besides known arsenic laughing state aliases NOS - for recreational usage has been a criminal offence successful nan United Kingdom since 2023 and tin consequence successful a two-year situation sentence.

"We've suspended him from Monday's game," said Tottenham leader Ange Postecoglou.

"Beyond that, there's besides immoderate trust-building that needs to hap betwixt Biss and me, arsenic good arsenic Biss and nan group. That's what he needs to activity difficult astatine from now connected - to effort to triumph that back. He's going to person to gain that.

"The doorway is unfastened for him and, hopefully, we tin thief him realise nan decisions he makes impacts much than conscionable him.

"Hopefully, it allows him to make amended decisions moving forward."

Bissouma, who joined Tottenham from Brighton for £30m successful 2022, played for 45 minutes successful Spurs' friends conclusion against Bayern Munich connected Saturday afternoon, earlier posting nan video.

"I've been successful nan crippled for a agelong clip and each clip a business for illustration this arises, I've tried to look astatine them successful a mates of different ways," said Postecoglou.

"One is, there's a personification progressive and, successful this case, it's Biss and he's made a really mediocre decision.

"There are still sanctions involved, and immoderate of those see education.

"The 2nd portion of that is he's a footballer and he has responsibilities. He has a work to nan club, team-mates, our supporters and everyone associated pinch nan nine and he's grounded successful those duties, truthful there's sewage to beryllium sanctions for that."

Postecoglou further explained his disappointment astatine Bissouma's behaviour.

"There's nan individual ramifications, because it's illegal," said nan erstwhile Celtic manager.

"Then there's nan master work - nan illustration you group arsenic a master footballer - because location are truthful galore group who travel nan Premier League and we're each successful a beautiful privileged position.

"He's made a mediocre choice. But wrong that context, we each make mistakes, location should ever beryllium an opportunity location for rehabilitation and redemption for each quality being, including footballers.

"That's up to Biss now."