Tottenham Hotspur have missed out on the Fulham starlet… for now.
Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon has ended speculation about his immediate future by signing his first pro deal at Craven Cottage this week.
The attacking left-back impressed in his breakthrough campaign, attracting admiring glances from Premier League clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, according to The Mirror.
Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon [second left]
Fulham, who lost out in the Championship play-offs, will aim to get there themselves this coming campaign, though it is perhaps inevitable that Sessegnon will move on later down the line, whether the Cottagers have made it back or not.
And when that day does eventually arrive, Tottenham could find themselves at the front of the queue, after adding a former player to their coaching staff on Friday.
Not only was Scott Parker a teammate of Sessegnon at Fulham last season, he was, by the latter’s admission, a mentor to the 17-year-old.
Sessegnon told The Daily Mail earlier this year: “I am becoming a man, I am maturing day-by-day, the influence of being around men helps me and makes me be more professional.
Former Fulham midfielder Scott Parker
“Everyone has helped me, but in particular Scott Parker, 100 per cent. What a person to be around, a great player and just a great human being.”
So, should Danny Rose ever leave Tottenham, or were the Londoners to upgrade on Ben Davies, they should simply leave the rest to Parker.
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