Former Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard has tipped Ryan Sessegnon to join Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the season.
Sessegnon, 17, is widely regarded as one of the best young talents in English football, with his performances for Fulham this season key in the Cottagers battling for a return to the Premier League.
Indeed, the left-sided player, who is valued at £7.2m by transfermarkt.co.uk, has scored 13 times and registered four assists in 34 Championship appearances during the 2017-18 campaign.
Manchester United have previously been credited with an interest in the teenager, but Tottenham are believed to lead the race.
Bullard, who represented Fulham between 2006 and 2009, has said that ‘it would be fantastic’ if Sessegnon joined Tottenham in this summer’s transfer window.
Bullard told BetBright:
“After some thought, if I was the boy’s old man, I’d think that’s absolutely the right move for him at this stage of his career.
“Let’s have it right, Fulham won’t let him go for nothing – the asking price will be between £30-£50 million – so if Spurs do shell out that amount of cash then there’s no way he’s not playing.
“Spurs are becoming one of the biggest teams in Europe now, they’ve got a new stadium on the way, they’re building a top-class side with plenty of English talent in there and they’ve got a top, top manager. So, if the move did go ahead this summer, then I think it would be fantastic for the lad.”
Tottenham are said to be prepared to pay £35m to sign Sessegnon this summer.
That said, Bayern Munich have previously been credited with an interest in the 17-year-old, who has developed from a left-back into a left-sided attacker this season.
