Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to sign Fulham duo Ryan and Steven Sessegnon in the summer transfer window, it has been claimed.
Spurs went two windows without signing anyone as they focussed on keeping their talented squad together, and have still managed to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City for the majority of the season.
According to a report by Teamtalk, the north London outfit will offer a fee of £20million for the Fulham brothers.
Spurs were linked with a move for Ryan Sessegnon, the more prominent of the two brothers, in 2018, but Fulham’s promotion challenge coupled with a steep price prevented Mauricio Pochettino’s side from sealing the deal.
If Fulham do end up getting relegated, it’s likely that some of their better players will be targeted by Premier League sides, and because of the issues of finances, the Cottagers might have to sell a few players.
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A fee of £20 million for players who have quite a lot of resale value and are talented is pretty low compared to Fulham’s previous valuation. While the price-tag is likely to go down if they are indeed relegated, Fulham are unlikely to settle for a fee as low as the reported figure.
Ryan Sessegnon especially has had a meteoric rise, having impressed for the side in the Championship when he was just 16.
Though Sessegnon hasn’t been able to make the same impact in the Premier League, and understandably so as the top flight is much more competitive, he is still a very talented player and is still only 18.
Despite what many have deemed a bad season for Ryan Sessegnon, the 18-year has scored twice and assisted five goals in 24 league appearances, and has shown the versatility to feature in the left-back and a left-wing role when asked to.
Steven Sessegnon, on the other hand, hasn’t been as successful as his brother yet, and has predominantly featured for the Under-23 side. He did make a couple of appearances in the EFL Cup, though.
Pochettino has done extremely well with young players who have shown a lot of promise, and if the club can get their hands on the Sessegnon duo, the club will have more strength and depth.
Having experienced top flight football, Ryan Sessegnon is now more ready to move to a top-four club than he was last season, but whether or not the said fee will be enough remains to be seen.