Fulham starlet Ryan Sessegnon is reportedly on Tottenham Hotspur’s, Liverpool’s and Everton’s radar, and it is not difficult to see why.
Ryan Sessegnon of Fulham in action with Jack Colback of Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Liverpool fans have all been reacting on Twitter after the trio’s reported target Ryan Sessegnon stole the show in Fulham’s surprise win over Newcastle on Saturday.
Fulham are one of the in-form teams in the Championship currently, but they were still likely to go into their clash with the Magpies as underdogs with Rafa Benitez’s men situated at the division’s summit.
Nevertheless, they handed their play-off hopes a massive boost as they came away from St James’ Park with all three points, and it was largely thanks to the performance of 16-year-old Sessegnon.
The youngster was starting his first game as a left winger having spent the rest of the season starting at left-back, and managed to score twice as the Cottagers went on to secure a 3-1 win.
He was also denied the opportunity for a hat-trick as a stoppage-time penalty was taken off him by Tim Ream. Those who wanted the teenager to have the matchball would have undoubtedly felt that justice was done however, as the defender missed the spot-kick.
Ryan Sessegnon of Fulham celebrates scoring
While the performance would have made most sit up and take notice, the Premier League trio of Tottenham, Everton and Liverpool would have probably known that a performance such as that was on the horizon, as all three have been linked with the Fulham youngster recently.
The Mirror recently reported that Everton had been scouting the starlet, while the Express suggested that Liverpool were leading the race and the Daily Mail claimed that Spurs were confident of pulling off a deal.
All those reports however came before the display against the Magpies, and judging by how Tottenham, Toffees and Reds fans have been reacting to the display on social media, the race for his signature could have a number of twists and turns to come.
Here is the best of the reaction…
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