Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly nearing a deal for Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon.
According to the Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on a £30million deal for Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon – and it will include Josh Onomah heading to the Cottagers.
Spurs have been chasing Sessegnon for much of the summer, and with the transfer deadline just a few days away, they appear to be nearing a deal.
The 19-year-old only hit two goals and six assists last season, but appears to have done enough to convince Mauricio Pochettino to sign him before Thursday.
Fulham will reportedly receive £30million plus playmaker Onomah, and it’s stated that, barring any late issues, the teenager will be a Spurs player imminently.
This works out well for everyone; Sessegnon gets to return to the Premier League, Spurs get their attacking left back of the future, Fulham get £30million and a player for someone who would have been out of contract next summer, and Onomah gets to go and settle and play first-team football whilst staying in London.
The big loser of the situation may well be winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou though, as he may find himself stranded at Tottenham.
The Telegraph recently suggested that Onomah and Nkoudou could head to Fulham in the Sessegnon deal, but that no longer appears to be the case, with the winger’s best shot at an exit from Spurs vanishing.
Nkoudou may yet garner more interest, but Fulham were his chief suitor. With Ivan Cavaleiro and Anthony Knockaert signed up, Nkoudou would struggle for playing time there too, so that’s really not ideal for him after three years of struggling with Spurs.
Thankfully, Spurs will have until August 31st to get Nkoudou a move to Europe, but with a Fulham move seemingly off the table, Nkoudou could be stuck at Spurs for a little longer yet – and pushed even further down the pecking order with Sessegnon’s arrival.
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