With the Premier League summer window closing just over a month ago, many believe that Tottenham Hotspur conducted quality work and brought in first-team members who will push them over the edge towards silverware. This is yet to be seen of course, and Spurs have gotten off to a rocky start to the new campaign pulling just five points from their first four match days (albeit two away days at Manchester City and Arsenal). The intent was clearly shown by Daniel Levy when he brought in prominent youngsters Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso. Two highly touted players who have both been capped for their senior national team (France & Argentina). Ndombele and Lo Celso have been the new recruits garnering all the media attention and energy from the fans, and rightly so, they are two budding talents who have showcased their skills for Lyon and Real Betis respectively. But the true gem of the transfer window was 19 year old wunderkind Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham.

Ryan Sessegnon was brought over from the southwest London club for a sum of £25m with Joshua Onomah going the other way. Many would have snapped at that price tag a summer ago after Fulham’s promotion season, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy elected to wait another season and get Sessegnon on a discount after Fulham was relegated back to the Championship following a dismal season in the top-flight. The left-back, left-wing hybrid is extremely well regarded across Europe as one of the top teenagers, and already has over 2,000 minutes in the Premier League under his belt at 19.

The England international first made an appearance with Fulham’s senior squad at the age of 16. He quickly became a mainstay in the starting XI and notched 7 goals and 4 assists in 29 appearances during his first season. As he developed into a critical squad member for Fulham in the following campaign (’17/’18) he started to play more down the wing rather than from the full-back position. Sessegnon was ultimately named Championship player of the season at the meager age of 18 (played most of the season as a 17 year old) after netting 16 goals and 8 assists.

Last year Sessegnon did not find quite the same success in the Premier League as he had found previously in the Championship, and was believed by some to have regressed slightly as a player. He tallied 2 goals and 6 assists for cellar dwellers Fulham across 35 appearances. One could make an argument that even those numbers were impressive given how overmatched Fulham appeared to be in the Premier League.

AUGUST 08: Tottenham Hotspur new signing Ryan Sessegnon poses for a photograph at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on August 08, 2019 in Enfield, England.

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After making the step-up to Tottenham, many Spurs fans hope Sessegnon can take that next step-up on the pitch. Patience must be given to a player of his age but he certainly has all the qualities to become a class player for both club and country. Yet to make an appearance for Spurs, after just becoming available for selection for the first time this weekend home against Crystal Palace, Sessegnon awaits his first runout in the lilywhites.

With age on his side (turned 19 on May 14th), and a manager in Mauricio Pochettino who is not afraid to play the youngsters. Ryan Sessegnon could, in time, end up being the best business of the 2019 summer window.

The position in which Pochettino elects to play Sessegnon is obviously yet to be seen. He could spell Rose and Davies in the LB role, fly up and down the wing as a LWB in a back three, play as an out & out LW as a rotation option, or a mixture of all three. While we are only able to guess as to where and how much Sessegnon will play this season, Tottenham supporters eagerly await their new signing, and what he can bring to the squad in North London.

Here’s to Sessegnon flashing his immense potential, and becoming that gem of a player many Spurs fans believe he can be.