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Yves Bissouma → Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur · CM · Mali
detected
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EvidenceLIM
DEPTH REINFORCEMENT
Strong squad fit · Moderate starter path
Midfielder roles
- Ball Winner63
- Duel Destroyer63
- Deep-Lying Playmaker37
- Creator28
- Box-to-Box—
- Box Crasher36
- Carrier47
Yves Bissouma
CM
Deep-Lying Playmaker45
Role Explorer composite
Secondary Box Crasher 22
Key traits
- Pass style
- Usage
- Ball security
Market value
~€26–33m
13
VersatilityGood Specialist
What changes if he joins
CM
Current Chelsea
Malo GustoLead
CM
Roméo Lavia
CM
With Bissouma
Malo GustoLead
CM
Roméo Lavia
CM
Moisés Caicedo
DM
Yves BissoumaNew
CM · DM
- Depth
- 2→4
Why the need exists
OutAndrey Nascimento dos Santos
CM · Segundo Volante
Why this player
Role profiles
Percentile
| BissoumaCarrier | LaviaDuel Destroyer | PalmerBox Crasher | CaicedoDuel Destroyer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Winner | 63rd | — | 19th | 97th |
| Duel Destroyer | 63rd | 60th | 6th | 96th |
| Deep-Lying Playmaker | 37th | 52nd | — | 72nd |
| Creator | 28th | — | 65th | 46th |
| Box Crasher | 36th | 43rd | 97th | 19th |
| Carrier | 47th | 48th | 65th | 75th |
Direct competition
Yves Bissouma
Deep-Lying Playmaker
Roméo Lavia
Deep-Lying Playmaker
Deep-Lying Playmaker
Lavia has the edge now
Tactical impact
Block Strength · Midfield
Same Match Preview unit standings. Choose who Bissouma replaces.
Current
- Caicedo
- Gusto
- Lavia
With Bissouma
- Caicedo
- Gusto
- BissoumaNew
PROGRESSION
CurrentAVERAGE
49th
With BissoumaAVERAGE
49th
CARRYING
CurrentGOOD
62nd
With BissoumaGREAT
83rd
CREATION
CurrentAVERAGE
53rd
With BissoumaAVERAGE
53rd
DEFENSIVE PRESENCE
CurrentAVERAGE
58th
With BissoumaGOOD
72nd
DUELS
CurrentLIMITED
43rd
With BissoumaLIMITED
41st
Peer standings, not a matchup score. block-strength-v1.2.0
Market context
Deep-Lying Playmaker (rank %)
37thpercentile
Carrier (rank %)
47thpercentile
Yves Bissouma · Deep-Lying Playmaker vs Carrier · compared with eligible European role peers (Premier League 25/26, min. 270′)
Deep analysis
Why Ballity rates this move
DOES THE CLUB NEED HIM?
Not enough squad-structure evidence yet.
UNKNOWN
DOES THIS PROFILE EXIST?
Not enough depth evidence to judge coverage.
UNKNOWN
IS THERE A VACANCY?
Chelsea have lost depth (Andrey Nascimento dos Santos · CM), but Yves is not a direct replacement for the players who left.
ADDS DEPTH
IS HE AN UPGRADE?
Yves Bissouma forces a midfield upgrade, not a vacant-seat fill. Malo Gusto become rotation.
POSSIBLE
CAN HE START?
Projects into the XI with Enzo Fernández · Moisés Caicedo; Malo Gusto to rotation
COMPETITION
WHO DOES HE COMPETE WITH?
Yves Bissouma would compete directly with Moisés Caicedo for CM minutes.
CAICEDO