Tottenham are keen to sign Fulham sensation Ryan Sessegnon for a fourth consecutive window, according to Sky Sports.
The broadcaster have claimed on their website that Spurs have identified the 17-year-old wide man as their first choice to replace Danny Rose.
Sky Sports report that Rose’s future in north London is “uncertain” even though he has patched up his relationship with Mauricio Pochettino after publicly questioning Tottenham’s ambitions last summer.
It is said that Tottenham have made approaches for Sessegnon in each of the three previous transfer windows, over the summer, last January and during the summer of 2016.
Pochettino is a “huge fan” of the England Under-19 international, who established himself in Fulham’s first team last season and then signed his first professional deal in the summer.
He can play anywhere on the left-hand side and swaps between left-back and left midfield on almost a match-by-match basis.
Good move for Tottenham?
All the signs are that Sessegnon is that rarity, a young English player whose potential is off the scale. The Londoner has created a lot of buzz since his debut senior campaign ended with him named in the Championship team of the season, a stunning achievement for someone who did not even turn 17 until May. The word at Fulham since Sessegnon was 14 was that they had a player on their hands who was the best graduate yet of an academy that has also produced Moussa Dembele and Patrick Roberts in recent seasons. The youngster is one of the star players in a Fulham side that lost in the play-off semi-finals last season and his hat-trick in last week’s 5-4 win at Sheffield United was further proof of his amazing talent.
This Is Futbol rating: 9/10
Likely to happen?
There is a stampede of interest in the left-sided flyer with the world at his feet. Liverpool and Manchester United have been strongly linked with Sessegnon, and Tottenham will have to pay big money as well as seduce the teenager with a plan to make the most of his immense talent. Pochettino will be key. The Argentine has a proven track record for developing young players and knows how to make stars rather than simply buy them.
This Is Futbol rating: 7/10