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title: "Exclusive: Jemson drops verdict on Liverpool’s Bissouma pursuit"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Harry Sherlock"
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published: "2021-09-24T05:01:55Z"
modified: "2021-09-24T05:01:55Z"
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# Exclusive: Jemson drops verdict on Liverpool’s Bissouma pursuit

**Former Premier League star Nigel Jemson does not believe that Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Yves Bissouma has the right profile to play for Liverpool amid links with the star.**

Bissouma has emerged as a star at the Amex Stadium, since his arrival from Lille in the summer of 2018.

Brighton paid a total of [£15m](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11741/11439777/yves-bissouma-signs-for-brighton-from-lille) to bring him in from the French club and he has become an undisputed starter under the management of Graham Potter.

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The Mali international has gone on to [play 101 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/yves-bissouma/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/410425/wettbewerb/GB1/saison/2021) for Brighton in defensive midfield and he has recently claimed that he believes he is the best midfielder in the Premier League.

Liverpool have been [linked](https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/27/brighton-respond-as-liverpool-make-approach-to-sign-yves-bissouma-15161249/?ito=newsnow-feed) with a potential swoop, as have a variety of top English clubs.

Bissouma’s contract expires in 2023 and he is valued at £22.5m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/yves-bissouma/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/410425/wettbewerb/GB1/saison/2021), but Jemson does not think that he has the right profile to go into the Anfield squad.

Indeed, Liverpool already have a number of midfielders who could be termed as industrious, such as Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Fabinho and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Speaking exclusively to The Transfer Tavern, he said: *“You look at Wijnaldum. For me, I think he was a very good player and very underrated because he could do both, he could break up play and score goals as well. I don’t think they need one of those sorts of players right now.”*