Bohs boss on Lys Mousset's potential – ‘People talk about ‘Premier League quality', you can see the glimpses of it'
The Frenchman, a €10 million purchase by Sheffield United in 2019, arrived at Bohs in February having been out of the game for a year before that. After starting their first three games of the season, the 29-year-old dropped out of the starting 11 before an Achilles injury saw him hiss four games across April.
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