THIS is the shocking moment masked thieves flee Tottenham star Yves Bissouma’s mansion – stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of designer gear.
The Premier League ace, 29, has since opened up on several “traumatic” raids on his home, which saw luxury watches, bags and jewellery nicked.
Bissouma, who earns £50,000-a-week at Spurs, has been targeted by thieves three times – losing £1million worth of precious items.
He was hit for the first time in June 2024, when he was pepper-sprayed by thugs during a holiday in the south of France.
The midfielder was attacked again last November, when crooks tried to hammer down his front door as he played FIFA with his pals.
And speaking after the most recent break-in a few months ago, he told how the incidents had added “fear, depression and paranoia” to his life.
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Terrifying footage taken from the burglary in November 2024 shows the crooks clambering over his balcony with bags filled with stolen goods.
The raiders brazenly stride out his home carrying designer bags – believed to be packed with watches and jewellery – before climbing over the fence.
CCTV shows them casually hand the bags to one another, while, at the same time, Bissouma claims he was forced to flee his home.
In his police statement, given to the Sun on Sunday, he said: “One night we were inside the house, just playing FIFA in the living room.
“Then suddenly three men started smashing the door with huge stones. They hit the window at least seven or eight times until it finally gave in.
“I tried to escape through the garden, slipped, sprained my wrist… waited 30 long minutes for police, not knowing if those men would come back.
“My security—my sense of safety—was ripped away from me in that moment. The struggle has been real. Physically. Emotionally. Mentally.”
In another shocking clip, seen exclusively by The Sun, the former Brighton star shows the aftermath of a robbery in July.
He points to empty watch cases strewn across his bedroom floor before saying in disbelief: “Look what they did. They come and robbed me.”
Bissouma pans the camera to show his bed and duvet – which appears to have been tossed aside during the theft.
In the video, he can be heard saying: “My watches… They robbed my watches. They robbed my jewellery.
“Like, it’s actually crazy, like. What they did in my room is f*****g… I can’t believe that. I just… Oh my god.
“Look at all of my watches. They took everything. They took my jewellery. They took my bags as well, like, everything.”
He reveals a walls of Louis Vuitton bags – each worth around £5,000 – and a designer skateboard from the same brand worth £4,000.
Next to his bed, a wall of shelves filled with expensive trainers – each with their own individual display case – can be seen.
Experts believe the trainers alone could be worth more than £21,000.
In a heartbreaking admission, Bissouma told how he started sleeping at the Spurs training ground in the wake of the thefts.
He told The Sun: “My mental health has been bad at times and it is not an excuse for what happened.
“But I hope people can maybe understand me a bit more because of this.
“Sometimes I was too scared to sleep at home so I was taking my stuff and sleeping in the training ground.
“For like three, four, five, sometimes five days, I was going and sleeping there because I did not want to be at home.
“Even talking about this is hard. You’re trying to stay strong. On my face I was trying to show love but my insides were burning.”
Last week, Spurs confirmed they had launched a probe after footage emerged of the midfielder using a nitrous oxide balloon at a party.
The clip, believed to have been taken on November 3, was sent to a woman who had been invited to join him at the party in London.
It comes after The Sun revealed videos in August last year of the player inhaling so-called “hippy crack” which he posted on his own Snapchat.
It led to him being suspended by Tottenham while he issued an apology for his “severe lack of judgement”.
Bissouma, who is also the captain of Mali’s national team, is now facing the prospect of tougher disciplinary action.
The £30million signing has been struggling with injury and has not started for Spurs so far this season.
He has now apologised for his actions, pointing to the raids as a trigger point for the “depressive” period.
Discussing what was going on behind the scenes in his life, he said: “I’m a strong person. I’m a mentally and physically strong African man.
“I’ve faced battles and storms before, but these incidents…they broke something in me I didn’t even know could break.
“I’ve asked myself ‘Why me?’ more times than I can count. I hate feeling like a victim, but what I lost wasn’t just material.
“It was what the trauma added to my life fear, panic, depression, paranoia, sleepless nights, and a constant loss of trust.
“I don’t want to talk about it (the balloon) anymore because it’s over. But to the fans, I am very sorry.”
Bissouma played for Mali in October but was stretchered off with an ankle injury just minutes after coming on.
Spurs officials sent him to the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence in Qatar last month to continue his rehabilitation.
He was expected back on the pitch in the next few weeks.
Bissouma was also hoping to travel to Morocco later this month to play in the Africa Cup of Nations.
At the time of his suspension last summer, the Prem ace said: “I want to apologise for these videos.
“This was a severe lack of judgement. I understand how serious this is and the health risks involved.
“I also take my responsibilities as a footballer and a role model very seriously.”
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