The Molineux ace and the Spurs deadline day signing are two of England’s highest-rated youngsters.
Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder and England Under-21 international Morgan Gibbs-White has congratulated new Tottenham Hotspur signing Ryan Sessegnon on Twitter following his transfer deadline day move to Spurs from Fulham.
Sessegnon, one of the most highly rated youngsters in English football, enjoyed a wonderful breakthrough season at Fulham in 2017-18 as the Cottagers surged into the Championship’s top six and triumphed in the playoffs to reach the Premier League.
Despite a tough 2018-19 season for the West Londoners, who were relegated from the top flight, the 19-year-old nonetheless did well, scoring two goals and providing six assists in 35 appearances, and this summer, he featured at the U21 European Championships along with Molineux ace Gibbs-White.
Sessegnon is now back in the Premier League having signed a five-year deal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with an option for one more and, according to BBC Sport, the fee for the 19-year-old is an initial £25million which could rise to £30million with performance-related add-ons.
Here’s what Gibbs-White said to his Young Lions teammate on Twitter, with the two gearing up for a potentially huge season in the top flight for their respective teams, not to mention the prospect of breaking into the England senior team:
Wolves first face Tottenham this season in the Premier League on 14 December at Molineux before heading to North London on 29 February for the reverse fixture.
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