Tottenham have won the race for the signature of Ryan Sessegnon as the teenager prefers to remain close to his family and friends in London. Sessegnon has been a revelation for Fulham since he broke into their first team as a 16 years old last season. He continued to impress this season and his performances earned him a lot of accolades at the EFL end of season awards.
Several top European sides have been looking to prise him away from Fulham from last summer, however, he decided to sign professional forms with the Cottagers with the hope of helping them get promoted to the Premier League. But they have failed to qualify automatically and would have to go through via the playoffs.
According to Sun Sport, Sessegnon has agreed to join Tottenham for next season ending speculations about his future. per the reports, the 17 years old would sign for Mauricio Pochettino’s men, then he would be loaned back to the Cottagers for the whole of next season so he can get enough game time that his development needs.
Sessegnon has been moved upfield this season as a left-sided attacking midfielder, and he has scored 20 goals in 70 professional games for the Cottagers.