‘He’s literally right there’: Some Arsenal fans wonder why they haven’t moved for £40m star after comments

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Arsenal have been linked with Yves Bissouma for a number of months now.

Football.london claimed in January that the Gunners had made contact with the Brighton star’s representatives.

The same outlet reported in June that the 24-year-old had instructed his agent to try and get him to Arsenal.

However, the Gunners aren’t thought to have made an approach for Bissouma, with speculation drying up on that front.

Likewise, Liverpool have been linked with the £40million-rated Mali international.

But as with Arsenal, there hasn’t been much speculation beyond that initial apparent interest.

Speaking ahead of Brighton’s Premier League trip to Burnley on Saturday, Graham Potter said Bissouma was happy at the club.

However, he didn’t appear to rule out a summer departure either, remaining coy on the speculation.

“I’ve been speaking about Yves Bissouma for quite some time and he’s still here,” Sky Sports quotes him as saying.

“That’s all I can say on it. I can’t control the future, I don’t know what’s going to happen essentially – that’s the beauty of life and football.

“Yves is with us, he’s happy, he’s smiling, he wants to play, he wants to keep improving his career, he’s taking steps.

“He’s our player and, while he’s still here, we’ll do our best to help him.”

Some Arsenal fans feel there’s certainly scope to make an approach for Bissouma, based on Potter’s coy comments.

And they are wondering why the Gunners don’t seem to be moving for him.

Here is some of the Arsenal fan reaction to Potter’s comments: