Brighton boss Graham Potter stated there had been no contact from any membership concerning Yves Bissouma following the 2-1 extra-time FA Cup win at West Brom
Stories have linked the Seagulls midfielder, who’s on worldwide obligation with Mali forward of the Africa Cup of Nations, with Aston Villa.
Requested at his post-match press convention after the sport on the Hawthorns if any membership had been in contact about Bissouma, Potter merely stated: “No.”
He was then requested if he would count on that to vary this month, and stated: “Who is aware of? That’s the switch window, you by no means know.”
Bissouma has 18 months left on his present contract, and concerning a potential new deal for the 25-year-old, Potter stated: “That’s one thing between the participant and the membership.
“We’re snug the place we’re at. We all know the scenario. From my perspective, I’m simply making an attempt to assist him, when he comes again from the AFCON, carry out to his greatest as a result of when he does that he’s a prime participant.”
Potter additionally stated he was “completely” eager to maintain maintain of “all our gamers”, earlier than including: “However I additionally perceive the best way the market is, the best way soccer is, we perceive the place we’re within the soccer pyramid. You recognize that issues can occur.
“However my expectation is we’ll have a powerful squad come the tip of the window.”
Brighton moved into spherical 4 of the cup after coming from behind to defeat Championship promotion-chasers West Brom, with the turnaround taking place after the hosts had been decreased to 10 males.
The Baggies took the lead by way of a Forty seventh-minute Callum Robinson end earlier than having Cedric Kipre despatched off halfway by way of the second half by way of two bookings in fast succession, following fouls on Neal Maupay within the 67th minute and Leandro Trossard within the 69th.
Brighton capitalised as Trossard’s fellow substitute Jakub Moder fired within the equaliser with 9 minutes of regular time to go, then teed up a Maupay strike eight minutes into the primary half of additional time.
Potter, who made seven adjustments to his beginning line-up from the 3-2 Premier League win at Everton, stated: “It was exhausting work, we knew it might be due to West Brom’s high quality and magnificence of play, they’re very aggressive, so we needed to compete with that, which I believed we did.
“We conceded in opposition to the run of play actually I believed, from in all probability their solely likelihood, and the response was good.
“I believed we had a very good mentality, a very good perspective, the away assist we had was incredible and we’re delighted to undergo.”
The pink card was a 3rd for West Brom in two video games and their sixth of their final 12 outings.
Boss Valerien Ismael, whose beginning XI confirmed 4 alterations from the 1-1 draw with Cardiff stated: “From the start I feel till the pink card, it was an incredible efficiency, precisely how we needed.
“The pink card was once more the game-changer. That is precisely what I stated to the fellows after the sport. I’m very delighted in regards to the efficiency, however we have now to cease with the pink playing cards now as a result of it’s the identical story week in, week out.
“We’re on prime, we have now the likelihood to vary the sport, and we punish ourselves – all the way down to 10 (males) for the sport, I feel with 11 guys we’re capable of hold the clear sheet, and we punish ourselves for the following sport. Now we have now three suspended gamers. We have to perceive we will’t afford to punish ourselves.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
