Ryan Sessegnon agrees four-year contract – Times
By Harry Sykes
Fulham teen sensation Ryan Sessegnon has agreed a four-year professional contract with Fulham, according to a report.
The Times claim that the wonderkid will sign the deal with the Championship club when he turns 17 on 18 May.
It is said that Sessegnon, along with his twin brother Steven, who is also on Fulham’s books, has committed to the agreement despite a stampede of interest from Premier League clubs.
The Times report comes days after Football Insider revealed on Monday that Sessegnon had signed a pre-contract with Fulham as the club moved to protect themselves from Premier League predators ahead of the summer window.
The deal, which will replace the 16-year-old’s current apprentice contract, will apparently run until the summer of 2021.
This will enable Fulham to hold out for a higher fee in the future for Sessegnon, who is attracting strong interest from Liverpool as well as Tottenham and a number of other top clubs.
Sources have told Football Insider that the north Londoners have been closely tracking the teen sensation since he was 14.
The youngster, who can play at both left-back and on the left wing, has made huge strides this season as well as demonstrating a genuine eye for goal.
He has scored six goals in the campaign, including two in Fulham’s stunning 3-1 win at Newcastle last Saturday, and also weighed in with three assists, remarkable tallies for a player who is not only foremost a defender but also one who is so young.
Football Insider verdict:
There is not so much a queue to sign Sessegnon, as a stampede. Ridiculously talented and precocious, he would be a marvellous signing for any club whose manager is willing to put his faith in youth and hone them on the training pitch. Liverpool or Tottenham would be sounds moves for Sessegnon. Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino are renowned for their development of outstanding young players, and there appears no limit to what Sessegnon can achieve. Fulham have known for some time they have a remarkable young player on their hands and the big boys have been beating a path to the Cottage to try and persuade the youngster to up sticks. A huge sum could still pass hands to push the deal through, but for a team crying out for a long-term left-back option, this could be a fabulous signing for Liverpool or Spurs.
In other Tottenham transfer news, a forward has signed after Spurs agreed terms on an out-of-window deal.
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