Moussa Sissoko has revealed he would be “lying” if he claimed his long-term future is at Tottenham.
The France international made the confession in an interview with French outlet Foot Mercato following his return to the national team squad for the internationals over the next week.
In-form Sissoko, who has a contract at Spurs that runs until the summer of 2021, was asked if he saw himself remaining at the new White Hart Lane.
“If I say yes, it would be lying,” the midfielder replied to Foot Mercato. “If I say no, it would be lying too because in football everything goes fast. I can say no and for example, tomorrow something happens, the club wants to sell me or I want to leave.
“It’s hard to answer that question. I move from day to day. For the moment, I feel good there and it is the most important. I try to keep moving forward and growing. We’ll see what happens in the future. But for now, I do not have the head elsewhere.”
OPINION
Just a few weeks ago, many Spurs fans wouldn’t have given two hoots whether Sissoko saw his long-term future at the club or not. But the midfielder has seized the opportunity given to him by the injuries that have struck the club’s World Cup stars, including Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier, Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli, as well as Victor Wanyama, to deliver his best performances yet since joining the club in the summer of 2016. That deadline-day £30million move from Newcastle United has widely been painted as an epic blunder from Daniel Levy and the Spurs hierarchy. Certainly, Sissoko has yet to prove value for money and, if he was sold tomorrow, they would do well to recoup half their outlay. But the 29-year-old is starting to show signs he can be a key man for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. He has started the last five league matches, four of which have been won, and thrived on the right side of a three-man central midfield. Suddenly, the possibility of him leaving does not appear so appetizing.