Ryan Sessegnon missed Fulham’s defeat to Barnsley on Saturday.
Fulham boss Scott Parker has told The Express that he’s not sure about Ryan Sessegnon’s future at the club, but suggested he was only out of yesterday’s game against Barnsley due to injury.
The Cottagers opened their season with a trip to Oakwell to take on newly-promoted Barnsley, with Parker’s men tipped as one of the favourites for promotion.
However, Barnsley produced a fine display to claim a 1-0 win, with Luke Thomas scoring the only goal of the game for the Tykes.
Fulham will look to bounce back quickly, but there were questions asked about the future of teenager Sessegnon following Saturday’s defeat.
The 19-year-old wasn’t even in the squad, leaving many to wonder whether he’s about to be sold ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline.
On Friday, The Sun reported that Tottenham Hotspur are now confident of sealing a £25million deal for Sessegnon ahead of the deadline, potentially ending a situation that has been going on for months now.
Parker cleared up Sessegnon’s absence though, claiming it was nothing transfer-related and merely because he’s been rehabilitating from a hamstring injury, and wasn’t ready to play yet.
Parker – a former Spurs coach himself – did though add that he’s not sure about Sessegnon’s future, seemingly opening the door for Tottenham to finally get their man.
“Future-wise, I’m not sure,” said Parker. “In terms of why he’s not here with us is due to the fact he’s coming back from a hamstring injury, which he’s rehabbing. He’s back on the grass jogging. He’s progressing well.”
“I’m not sure really. Obviously I’ve read all the speculation. We’ve all seen the speculation over the summer. To this point now there’s been nothing which suggests to me that would be the case. We’ll prep and plan with Ryan around,” he added.
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