Yves Bissouma fought through tears to complete his dream of becoming a Premier League star, thanks to a Manchester City legend.

Tottenham star Bissouma might now be a first-team regular under Ange Postecoglou but it has been a difficult path after leaving behind his home and family before he was even a teenager in pursuit of his dream.

At 12, the Ivory Coast-born ace joined the Jean-Marc Guillou Academy in Mali where he felt homesick every day. But he pushed on ahead, fighting tears along the way.

Speaking to talkSPORT ahead of Tottenham's Premier League clash with Newcastle on Saturday, live on talkSPORT, Bissouma spoke candidly about the struggles he experienced when trying to realise his dream.

He told Ian Abrahams: "It was hard because I was young and I left my parents to go to the academy in Mali, it wasn't easy. I left my parents to go alone.

"I was always thinking about my family, I was crying when I was talking to my mum and dad on the phone.